Synonyms of petitioning

petitioning

verb

present participle of petition

as in begging

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of petitioning

German automakers are petitioning Berlin and the European Union to back off electric vehicle targets. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026

Some are petitioning the State to dissolve the Union, to disregard the requisitions of the President. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Those hoping to challenge the highest court’s composition or jurisdiction may go about that in a few ways, such as by petitioning for term limits. — Connor Greene, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Some vendors have been petitioning the FCC, noting that the ongoing memory shortage has forced them to modify existing routers with replacement components. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026

The BoMar Club has received just under thirty thousand dollars from the opioid settlement, to fix its roof and bolster outreach efforts, and Coleman was petitioning the commission for more money to redo the floor, which sagged under our feet. — Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

Anthropic may appeal today’s ruling, either by asking for an en banc review with all of the appeals court judges or by petitioning the Supreme Court. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2026

Last week, Justice Neil Gorsuch denied an emergency application from The New Mexico Forward Party and its various nominees over the state’s petitioning process for new political parties. — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2026

After Russia’s refusal to pay the 2023 award, Naftogaz has been petitioning national courts seeking orders to seize Russian commercial assets. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026