Synonyms of begged

begged

verb

past tense of beg

as in petitioned

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

she begged her husband to give up extreme skiing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of begged

Sixers fans that inched near the court screamed and outright begged James to stop and turnaround and pose for pictures. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

When Carrie bought rainbow suspenders in third grade, Laura begged her mother for a pair. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Pike took a piece of the victim's crushed skull as a trophy and later showed it off in school, recounting that Slemmer had begged the trio to stop, according to court records. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The legendary decathlete who climbed 99 steps to light the cauldron at the Coliseum in 1984 just begged Wasserman not to repeat the punishing path. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Many head coaches, like Hall of Famer Nick Saban, have begged for any kind of legislation and are endorsing the bill in advertisements and interviews. — Pj Green september 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

His life trajectory changed when one client, a woman in her 50s, tired of staring at the stark white demarcation line every three weeks, begged him to take her gray. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026

Her husband hurriedly shut the door and begged her to see a doctor for a tranquilizer prescription. — Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Officers tried to move him to another cell, but the other men begged them not to, saying his song and prayer put their minds at ease. — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026