BEGGED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of begged For months, boisterous fellows at Angels Stadium peeled off their shirts and begged Moreno to sell. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Her cellmates saw her in distress and begged her to tell them what happened. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Cinema United, the trade group representing 30,000 American screens, begged both sides to settle. — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Melanie’s sister, Steph, begged Melanie to leave Sincere because of his compulsive lying and shady behavior. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026 For years, shareholders had begged—and even sued—to find out more about the sale. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 In 2020, it was set to be bulldozed, until Mowery begged to give her three months. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Still, Harbaugh was encouraged that at the end of Thursday’s marathon practice, his players actually begged him for one extra play in the red zone. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Trump voiced frustration at Iran’s public posturing, suggesting the country’s leaders begged for the discussions, despite their claims of only wanting to deal with Oman. — Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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In 2025, le perline protested in Piazza Maggiore under a red banner shaped like a bra and petitioned the European Parliament.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Reddington once again petitioned the judge to allow the jury to keep deliberating without the one juror who was in the way of a unanimous verdict, asking him to dismiss the juror and let the others continue with an alternate.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

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City Director Christina Catsavis asked whether the next election in November would change the number of signatures needed for a petition.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
In the preseason finale at Baltimore, he was asked to attempt a 62-yarder — not a rarity in today’s NFL.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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