BEGGED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of begged Theo was not rich, and Vincent constantly complained about being broke, with not even enough money for food, and often practically begged his brother for more money. — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026 With Blauvelt's killer still on the loose, her family begged for answers. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Commenters on both Babsky and Johnson's makeup artist Georgie Eisdel’s Instagram posts begged the artists to share shade details. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026 And, as the tedious and repetitive screaming of in-game hosts begged the fans to make noise yet again, as the game headed to the ninth inning, plenty of fans instead headed to the exits, even with the home team down by only two runs. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 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 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

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In July, Kohberger petitioned the court in an attempt to take back his plea.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Its request would keep its sublease from being swept into the group of deals LIV Golf has petitioned to reject retroactively, which include player participation contracts and dozens of vendor agreements.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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When asked about potential trust issues, Al Hassan pointed to the government’s history of completing projects and handling emergencies, like the pandemic.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
By the editing stage, the music had become so integral to the film that Haynes asked composer Marcelo Zarvos to rearrange and adapt it.

— Lise Pedersen, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

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