Synonyms of begging

begging 1 of 3

adjective

as in insistent

Related Words

• insistent
• persistent
• importunate
• pleading
• soliciting
• prayerful
• suppliant
• beseeching
• imploring
• entreating
• supplicatory
• supplicating
• supplicant

begging

2 of 3

noun

as in pleading

Related Words

• pleading
• petition
• soliciting
• request
• appeal
• entreaty
• imploring
• supplication
• beseeching
• suit
• collect
• thanksgiving
• vespers
• invocation
• matins
• grace
• prayer
• evensong
• litany
• requiescat
• orison

begging

3 of 3

verb

present participle of beg

as in petitioning

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

she begged her husband to give up extreme skiing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• petitioning
• asking
• praying
• imploring
• beseeching
• entreating
• supplicating
• requiring
• appealing (to)
• requesting
• conjuring
• pleading (to)
• soliciting
• importuning
• besieging
• calling on
• impetrating
• invoking
• desiring
• forcing
• suing
• demanding
• insisting
• cadging
• coercing
• compelling
• sponging
• bludging
• claiming
• mooching
• commanding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggesting
• implying
• hinting
• intimating
• gratifying
• pleasing
• obliging
• satisfying
• appeasing
• pacifying
• comforting
• consoling
• conciliating
• placating
• contenting
• quieting
• mollifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of begging

Adjective

Violators can be punished with fines up to $500 and three months in jail under one anti-begging law and with fines starting at up to $100 and 10 days in jail under a law against soliciting contributions from people in cars. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026

Noun

But this time, his begging sounds like more than an empty come-on. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

Certainly plenty of people after Baudelaire have also navigated this conundrum, with (for the most part) less opium use and Freudian begging. — Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025

After a little begging and pleading, the parent could not say no, and the PetSmart trip turned into the family welcoming home a cat. — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025

The world’s biggest deadbeat has passed the begging bowl again. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025

And a reminder that without the ability to strike, collective bargaining is just collective begging. — Tim Wright, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025

Verb

The Sarti Spritz has built a devoted following from Americans visiting Europe over the past few years, posting the bubbly concoction on TikTok and begging the company to bring it stateside. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Behind the scenes, Meta is having some of these calls being handled by humans in call centers, 404 Media reports, despite employees practically begging the company not to go through with the charade. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026

There is a genuinely good vehicle underneath all of this EX30 design just begging to come out. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Carroll himself called Plaschke after that, begging for a shot. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Meet the appetizer that will have your guests begging you for more. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026

Users posted comments begging for the band to release the full song. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 Sep. 2026

Guthrie and her her siblings have made several videos begging for clues about their matriarch’s disappearance including one message offering a $1 million reward for clues leading to her recovery. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

The other member of the Clue Gang who was being driven to his apparent death last episode is Jacob, last seen begging Philadelphia police detective Shaun Docherty not to kill him. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026