BEGGING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

begging 1 of 3

adjective

as in insistent

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begging

2 of 3

noun

as in pleading

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begging

3 of 3

verb

present participle of beg

as in petitioning

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner she begged her husband to give up extreme skiing

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Recent Examples of begging

Adjective

Violators can be punished with fines up to $500 and three months in jail under one anti-begging law and with fines starting at up to $100 and 10 days in jail under a law against soliciting contributions from people in cars. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026

Noun

But this time, his begging sounds like more than an empty come-on. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 Certainly plenty of people after Baudelaire have also navigated this conundrum, with (for the most part) less opium use and Freudian begging. — Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025 After a little begging and pleading, the parent could not say no, and the PetSmart trip turned into the family welcoming home a cat. — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 The world’s biggest deadbeat has passed the begging bowl again. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025 And a reminder that without the ability to strike, collective bargaining is just collective begging. — Tim Wright, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025

Verb

For her part, Maya has been begging to go back and see Harris, by far her favorite medical experience. — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 These little light strips are just begging to be tinkered with. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 All season long, Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase has been begging her team to empty the tank. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 After decades of perspective-shifting literary retellings like Wide Sargasso Sea and The Mists of Avalon and the current trend of feminist Greek myths, Cathy is an enigma begging for some traumatic backstory to staple her flaws together. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 The Sarti Spritz has built a devoted following from Americans visiting Europe over the past few years, posting the bubbly concoction on TikTok and begging the company to bring it stateside. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Behind the scenes, Meta is having some of these calls being handled by humans in call centers, 404 Media reports, despite employees practically begging the company not to go through with the charade. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026 There is a genuinely good vehicle underneath all of this EX30 design just begging to come out. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026 Meet the appetizer that will have your guests begging you for more. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for begging

Adjective

Del Toro was insistent that the texture and grain of the original movie, which was shot on film, remain.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
In 2016, Senator Bernie Sanders shocked the Democratic establishment by running a close race against Hillary Clinton for the Party’s Presidential nomination, thanks to his insistent focus on income and wealth inequality.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of insistent

Noun

Patriot stockpiles are low, largely because of the Iran war, and Ukraine has received only small numbers of them this year despite President Volodymyr Zelensky’s pleading.

— Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Patriot stockpiles are low, largely because of the Iran war, and Ukraine has received only small numbers of them this year despite President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s pleading.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleading

Verb

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
Student groups are petitioning the CES to maintain the school’s traditional hiring practices, where the teaching staff isn’t chosen based only on academic credentials, but also on lived experience.

— Caterina Morbiato, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of petitioning

Adjective

Women experience functional pain at about twice the rate of men, with persistent pain in the pelvic area often becoming a debilitating factor in their daily lives.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
While PlusAI is a software developer working on self-driving technologies, Kwan said cargo theft has been a persistent problem for the trucking industry, which is in search of solutions to better track trailers and cargo statuses.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of persistent

Noun

If Kagan let the appeal proceed, the Supreme Court would have had to block the $111 billion transaction while considering the petition.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
By October 1, 2026, the Court had agreed to hear 29 cases (only 21 of which were then scheduled for oral argument) while continuing to evaluate numerous petitions for review.

— Brian Duignan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of petition

Verb

That same day, at least one student received a disciplinary notice asking them to schedule a meeting with the student conduct administrator in less than two weeks.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
One example would be asking the agent to book a medical appointment.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of asking

Noun

Seybolt said the steps to choose the alternative standardized test are similar to the screener selection process, with the commission soliciting bids and making a recommendation to the state Board of Education.

— Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 8 Sep. 2026
The man who was shot was possibly under the influence, according to the person who reported the soliciting.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026

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