Antonyms for BEG
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 4 votes

1. beg

   One asks what he feels that he may fairly claim and reasonably expect; "if a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father," Luke xi, 11; he begs for that to which he advances no claim but pity. Demand is a determined and often an arrogant word; one may rightfully demand what is his own or his due, when it is withheld or denied; or he may wrongfully demand that to which he has no claim but power. Require is less arrogant and obtrusive than demand, but is exceedingly strenuous; as, the court requires the attendance of witnesses. Entreat implies a special earnestness of asking, and beseech, a still added and more humble intensity; beseech was formerly often used as a polite intensive for beg or pray; as, I beseech you to tell me. To implore is to ask with weeping and lamentation; to supplicate is to ask, as it were, on bended knees. Crave and request are somewhat formal terms; crave has almost disappeared from conversation; request would seem distant between parent and child. Pray is now used chiefly of address to the Supreme Being; petition is used of written request to persons in authority; as, to petition the legislature to pass an act, or the governor to pardon an offender.

   Antonyms:
   claim, command, deny, enforce, exact, extort, insist, refuse, reject

   Synonyms:
   ask, beseech, crave, demand, entreat, implore, petition, pray, request, require, solicit, supplicate

   Preposition:
   Ask a person for a thing; ask a thing of or from a person; ask after or about one's health, welfare, friends, etc.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. beg

   Antonyms:
   insist, exact, extort, require, demand

   Synonyms:
   ask, request, entreat, supplicate, beseech, implore, pray, petition, crave

Matched Categories

1. • Evade
   • Request

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beg, implore, prayverb

   call upon in supplication; entreat

   "I beg you to stop!"

   Synonyms:
   pray, implore, solicit, beg, tap

2. solicit, beg, tapverb

   make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

   "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

   Synonyms:
   court, solicit, pray, exploit, accost, wiretap, tip, rap, romance, tap, pink, knock, intercept, bug, beg, tapdance, implore, woo, hook

3. begverb

   ask to obtain free

   "beg money and food"

   Synonyms:
   pray, implore, solicit, tap

4. begverb

   dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted

   "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion"

   Synonyms:
   pray, implore, solicit, tap

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. begverb

   Synonyms:
   beseech, supplicate, implore, ask alms

How to use BEG in a sentence?

1. President Nicolas Maduro:

   Take all that humanitarian aid and give it to the people of Cucuta, where there is a lot of need, this is a macabre game, you see? They squeeze us by the neck and then make us beg for crumbs.

2. Mohammed Sayed:

   My dog was so loyal he looked at me while he was dying as if to beg me to save him, but I could not do anything for him.

3. Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes:

   I humbly beg forgiveness from the people of France, the staff and security of the Bataclan, my fans, family, friends and anyone else hurt or offended by the absurd accusations I made in my Fox Business Channel interview, the shame is 100% mine. I've been dealing with nonstop nightmares and struggling through therapy to make sense of this tragedy and insanity. I haven't been myself since November 13. I realize there's no excuse for my words, but for what it's worth: I am sincerely sorry for having hurt, disrespected or accused anyone.

4. Nicole Kidman:

   I said, ‘Please, give me the chance. I beg you. Because the writing was so strong. Buck Henry — I mean, come on. Talk about great writing.

5. Sayed Abdullah:

   There are hundreds of cars, buses stuck in the Nawrak area of Zabul since yesterday morning, we beg the government and the Taliban to let us go either back to Kandahar or Ghazni. There are many women and children.

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