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

Still, there’s a reason Inside the Actors Studio ran for 22 seasons and the most fervent alt-rap acolytes are constantly begging their idols to empty their hard drives. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026

Online campaigns and Reddit threads pop up regularly begging Planters to revive them. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Hours earlier, 33-year-old Maurice Henderson showed up to the woman’s Oakland doorstep, begging for a place to sleep. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Another post depicted late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon being broke, unemployed and begging for money—despite both Kimmel and Fallon’s shows still being on the air. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The article is, by my estimation, more than 5,000 words, so Horowitch better hope at least some people are still reading or its argument is destined to go begging. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

This flavorful meal is begging to be in your backyard hangout rotation. — Jasmine Thompson, Midwest Living, 25 July 2026

Shop standouts like this vacation-ready crochet pick that’s practically begging to be worn on the beach. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 25 July 2026

The hardest part, however, is to ignore the part that’s right in front of your face, begging you to pay attention to it at the expense of everything else. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026