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

Worked, begged, slept in attics and basements and under benches in parks. — Gabriel Winslow-Yost, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Riders begged Pogačar, the peloton’s patron, for an opportunity. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

The partners begged their supplier for more materials on credit and began furiously creating frames, ending up with $300 in profit. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Odysseus, still under disguise, begged for food from the suitors at dinner that night. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

At one point, Guinness begged director George Lucas to kill off Obi-Wan. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026

In June 2023, this space begged the Dodgers to bolster their weak starting rotation at the trade deadline. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

The event begged to be examined in its longitudinal fullness. — CBS News, 12 July 2026

Yet, the same people who begged for this opportunity for years suddenly want to police the moment. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026