Synonyms of petition

petition 1 of 2

noun

pə-ˈti-shən 

as in plea

an earnest request

a flurry of petitions from eating and drinking establishments to be exempt from the new antismoking regulations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plea
• appeal
• prayer
• pleading
• desire
• cry
• solicitation
• application
• entreaty
• suit
• supplication
• demand
• adjuration
• suppliance
• call
• requisition
• conjuration
• insistence
• claim

petition

2 of 2

verb

as in to beg

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

petitioned the judge to be excused from jury duty for financial hardship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beg
• pray
• ask
• beseech
• implore
• appeal (to)
• entreat
• plead (to)
• request
• call on
• supplicate
• importune
• conjure
• besiege
• solicit
• require
• impetrate
• invoke
• desire
• compel
• demand
• force
• claim
• insist
• coerce
• sponge
• bludge
• cadge
• mooch
• command

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggest
• imply
• please
• hint
• satisfy
• intimate
• appease
• oblige
• placate
• gratify
• content
• conciliate
• pacify
• comfort
• console
• quiet
• mollify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of petition

Noun

The Cinerama Dome’s hopeful reopening has been a constant source of intrigue and interest for the city’s avid moviegoing audience, which has signed petitions and staged demonstrations in the hopes of bringing the monument back to life. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

Per People, the 18-year-old filed a legal petition to go by Vivienne Marcheline Jolie rather than Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 July 2026

Verb

Within hours of the vote, opposition parties petitioned the High Court of Justice, which issued a temporary injunction freezing its implementation. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Earlier this year, lawmakers in the country petitioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to impose stronger controls on chipmaking tools. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 17 July 2026