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

By summer, buds cover the plant and, soon, soft, layered blossoms are begging you to cut them for the perfect bouquet. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026

The lush gardens and private office space provide plenty of scenic options for where to spend your alone time, while the covered patio is practically begging for a dinner party with the entire crew. — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026

Jurors heard a harrowing voicemail left by Johnson begging one of her friends for help as Williams butchered her, stabbing her five times in the chest and four times in her back. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

Aemond, still recovering from his mother’s poison, is mopier than usual, begging Alys to be left alone. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

This flirty Damson Madder handkerchief skirt that’s begging to be styled with a ribbed tank and kitten heels. — Jordan Julian, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

This latest development is sure to excite fans of the franchise, who have been begging for a new X-Men movie since Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox and its library in 2019. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

And as many have already pointed out, audiences have been begging for more original stories, especially after the recent box office success of Obsession, Backrooms and Project Hail Mary. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

Home security video captured Rebecca begging for her life before the attack, investigators say. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026