Synonyms of begged

begged

verb

past tense of beg

as in petitioned

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

she begged her husband to give up extreme skiing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• petitioned
• asked
• implored
• prayed
• beseeched
• entreated
• importuned
• conjured
• appealed (to)
• requested
• pleaded (to)
• required
• supplicated
• solicited
• besieged
• called on
• impetrated
• invoked
• compelled
• demanded
• sued
• insisted
• forced
• desired
• coerced
• cadged
• sponged
• bludged
• claimed
• mooched
• commanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggested
• implied
• hinted
• intimated
• obliged
• pleased
• satisfied
• gratified
• appeased
• pacified
• consoled
• comforted
• quieted
• placated
• contented
• mollified
• conciliated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of begged

One day, the lion caught the mouse and was about to kill it when the mouse begged for mercy. — Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Rian begged Macdara to come with him up the mountain overnight, and to not tell a living soul. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Trump’s lawyers begged the appeals court to take their flimsy case away from the judge who had already promised to rule on their requests on Tuesday. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Theo was not rich, and Vincent constantly complained about being broke, with not even enough money for food, and often practically begged his brother for more money. — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

Commenters on both Babsky and Johnson's makeup artist Georgie Eisdel’s Instagram posts begged the artists to share shade details. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026

When Carrie bought rainbow suspenders in third grade, Laura begged her mother for a pair. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Pike took a piece of the victim's crushed skull as a trophy and later showed it off in school, recounting that Slemmer had begged the trio to stop, according to court records. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Many head coaches, like Hall of Famer Nick Saban, have begged for any kind of legislation and are endorsing the bill in advertisements and interviews. — Pj Green september 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026