Synonyms and Antonyms of beg

synonym (synonym of beg)

  • (verb.communication)
    implore, pray
    call upon in supplication; entreat (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    solicit, tap
    make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb.communication)
     

also (also)

  • call upon in supplication; entreat (verb.communication)
    beg off, excuse
    ask for permission to be released from an engagement (verb.communication)
     

hypernym (beg IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (verb.communication)
    plead
    appeal or request earnestly (verb.communication)
     
  • dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted (verb.communication)
    circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)
     
  • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb.communication)
    bespeak, call for, quest, request
    express the need or desire for; ask for (verb.communication)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF beg relation)

  • ask to obtain free (verb.possession)
    cadge, schnorr, scrounge, shnorr
    obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    panhandle
    beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money (verb.possession)
     
  • call upon in supplication; entreat (verb.communication)
    crave
    plead or ask for earnestly (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    supplicate
    ask humbly (for something) (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    importune, insist
    beg persistently and urgently (verb.communication)
     
  • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb.communication)
    quest
    seek alms, as for religious purposes (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    canvas, canvass
    solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    buttonhole, lobby
    detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors (verb.social)
     

derivation (.... is derived from beg)

  • call upon in supplication; entreat (verb.communication)
    beggary, begging, mendicancy
    a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) (noun.communication)
     
  • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb.communication)
    solicitation
    an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    canvasser, solicitor
    a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes (noun.person)
     
synonym also hypernym hyponym derivation implore pray solicit tap beg off excuse plead bespeak call for circumvent dodge duck crave supplicate importune insist quest canvas beggary begging mendicancy solicitation canvasser solicitor
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Related Words

. implore, pray . solicit, tap . beg off, excuse . plead . circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt . bespeak, call for, quest, request . cadge, schnorr, scrounge, shnorr . panhandle . crave . supplicate . importune, insist . quest . canvas, canvass . buttonhole, lobby . beggary, begging, mendicancy . solicitation . canvasser, solicitor


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