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begging

The word “begging” has 2 syllables: beg-ging

It's pronounced as /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for begging?

In the thesaurus, “begging” has 57 synonyms and 17 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for begging along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for begging

Antonyms for begging

Meanings of begging

  • noun
    1. The act of one who begs.
  • verb
    1. To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
    2. To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.
    3. In the phrase beg the question: to assume.
    4. In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).
    5. To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for.

Example Sentences

  • The child stood outside the store begging for help.
  • He kept begging his friends to join the trip.
  • The stray dog looked as if it were begging for food.
  • She spent the afternoon begging for another opportunity.
  • The comedian joked that the situation was begging for trouble.

On this page you'll find 74 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to begging, such as: anxious, appeal, appeasing, asking, beseeching, besieging, bludging.

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Related Words

cadging

  • asking
  • begging
  • beseeching
  • besieging
  • bludging
  • claiming
  • coercing
  • commanding
  • compelling
  • conjuring
  • demanding
  • desiring
  • entreating
  • forcing
  • impetrating
  • imploring
  • importuning
  • insisting
  • invoking
  • mooching
  • petitioning
  • praying
  • requesting
  • requiring
  • soliciting
  • sponging
  • suing
  • supplicating

lacking

nagging

cajoling

palavering

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