Synonyms of petitioned

petitioned

verb

past tense of petition

as in begged

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

petitioned the judge to be excused from jury duty for financial hardship

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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