Synonyms of beseeched

beseeched

verb

variants or besought

past tense of beseech

as in begged

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

parishioners ardently beseeched the local bishop not to close their beloved church

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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