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soliciting

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of soliciting

asking humbly

  • a soliciting tone is better when asking for lenient treatment you donʼt deserve
Synonyms of soliciting

beseeching, entreating, imploring, pleading, prayerful, suppliant, supplicant, supplicating, supplicatory
Words Related to soliciting

begging, importunate, insistent, persistent

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