Synonyms of entreating

entreating 1 of 2

adjective

as in pleading

asking humbly

it was hard to refuse such an amusingly entreating panhandler

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

entreating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of entreat

as in begging

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

she began her letter by entreating me to forgive the belatedness of her reply

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entreating

Verb

In the first film, Evan Rachel Wood played Sally’s eldest daughter, but the actress revealed in 2025 that, despite entreating the production to hire her, she was not asked to return for the sequel. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026

This is a question mark of a movie, entreating us to trust in the spirit of the moment. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Sep. 2025