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 premise is begging for those capable of delivering big expressions to capture what the F1 drama would have been like in the 1960s. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Vibrant, saturated, and summer-ready, a juicy orange base is begging to be part of your next manicure. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 July 2026

The triple-layer sole has enough flexibility and support that your feet aren’t begging for a break halfway through the day, and the suede-like insole is ridiculously soft. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026

But water also carries the potential for danger, and parents who have lost a child to drowning are begging families to use caution. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 July 2026

But Pagliarani asked instead to meet with Leo, who declined but wrote a letter Tuesday begging the SSPX to call off the consecrations. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

This tropical mocktail is just begging for a spot by your chaise longe. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 2 July 2026

Its dressing—creamy from mayonnaise, subtly sweet from a touch of sugar—is begging for the pickle's salty acidity. — Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

The 2026 Toyota Crown is a tame but stylish family car, neither begging you to go off-road or to step on it around country mountains, but instead being an all-around great hauler with the quality Toyota’s known for. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026