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

On April 9, staff had formally petitioned the warehouse manager to form a union under Teamsters Local 970. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026

On the heels of Balogun’s reinstatement, France petitioned FIFA to rescind Michael Olise’s yellow card against Paraguay. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Thousands of residents petitioned for a national family day, and Svetlana Medvedeva, the wife of then-President Dmitry Medvedev, took up the cause. — Diana Dukhanova, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

Sunday’s decision was comparable to a 1962 ruling allowing Brazilian attacker Garrincha to play in the World Cup final after high-level political figures — including Prime Minister Tancredo Neves — petitioned FIFA to overturn or drop the suspension. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

With seemingly nowhere left to turn, Apple petitioned the Supreme Court to intervene in a last-ditch attempt to keep fees at an acceptable rate. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026

With an $800 daily fine soon going into effect over her 2024 civil contempt ruling, Fox News alum Catherine Herridge‘s legal team has petitioned for a stay after she was ordered to reveal her sources for her 2017 stories about Yanping Chen. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2026

Eitay Mack, an Israeli lawyer who has petitioned the Israeli government to enforce controls over shipments of surveillance technology, believes Cellebrite has the capability to remotely prevent devices from operating. — Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Brendon's brother previously petitioned to be named the representative for the late actor's estate. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026