Synonyms of beseeched

beseeched

verb

variants or besought

past tense of beseech

as in begged

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

parishioners ardently beseeched the local bishop not to close their beloved church

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begged
• petitioned
• implored
• asked
• prayed
• entreated
• importuned
• appealed (to)
• conjured
• pleaded (to)
• supplicated
• besieged
• required
• requested
• solicited
• called on
• invoked
• impetrated
• compelled
• sued
• insisted
• desired
• demanded
• forced
• coerced
• bludged
• cadged
• sponged
• claimed
• mooched
• commanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggested
• implied
• intimated
• hinted
• obliged
• pleased
• satisfied
• gratified
• appeased
• pacified
• consoled
• comforted
• quieted
• placated
• mollified
• contented
• conciliated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beseeched

In the original sci-fi novel, Victor Frankenstein is beseeched by his creation to create a companion, but after being plagued by visions of what this second attempt may bring (namely the breeding of additional monsters), the scientist destroys the companion before it is brought to life. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026

As Clare Malone reported for The New Yorker, Woodward beseeched Bezos to intercede. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026

That didn’t mollify Pleasant View neighbors, like Nancy Pate, who attended that August meeting and beseeched the commissioners not to sign off on housing at the Glo Park site. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025

McKellen beseeched the audience at the Princess of Wales Theatre. — Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025