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

His life trajectory changed when one client, a woman in her 50s, tired of staring at the stark white demarcation line every three weeks, begged him to take her gray. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026

Her husband hurriedly shut the door and begged her to see a doctor for a tranquilizer prescription. — Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Officers tried to move him to another cell, but the other men begged them not to, saying his song and prayer put their minds at ease. — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

During a bizarre San Diego break-in, a golden retriever who lives at the home begged the prowler to play. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Again and again, commenters begged for the track to be released officially. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

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