Synonyms of petitioned

petitioned

verb

past tense of petition

as in begged

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of petitioned

In 2025, le perline protested in Piazza Maggiore under a red banner shaped like a bra and petitioned the European Parliament. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Reddington once again petitioned the judge to allow the jury to keep deliberating without the one juror who was in the way of a unanimous verdict, asking him to dismiss the juror and let the others continue with an alternate. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Mason eventually petitioned for her freedom in court and was freed in 1856 along with several members of her family. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The County Attorney’s Office petitioned the court to revoke Myers’ probation on July 8. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026

The accusations surfaced after the Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy (COGS) petitioned to have a court unseal the divorce records dating to 2012. — Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Williams has since disputed any cognitive impairment diagnosis and has petitioned to have her guardianship removed. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

While the court challenge was pending, Sustanee’s developers separately petitioned Orange County to certify its acres to be fast-tracked under state Senate Bill 686. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

The church petitioned the city in 2023 to remove the landmark status for the school and parking lot. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026