invited

Definitions

Requested to be present at or participate in an event or social occasion.

Formally asked or encouraged to do something.

Attracted or tempted to occur, often used in the context of provoking a negative outcome.

Examples

She was invited to the gala by her closest friend.

We invited all of our neighbors to the housewarming party.

He felt honored to be invited to speak at the conference.

Synonyms

summoned requested bid welcomed asked encouraged enticed

Antonyms

excluded banned rejected barred ignored prohibited disallowed