beseech | Definition of beseech

Synonyms and Antonyms of beseech

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 of beseech

appeal (to), beg, besiege, conjure, entreat, impetrate, implore, importune, petition, plead (to), pray, solicit, supplicate

Words Related to beseech

bludge [chiefly Australian & New Zealand], cadge, mooch, sponge

ask, desire, invoke, request, sue

claim, coerce, command, compel, demand, force, insist, require

Phrases Synonymous with beseech

call on (or upon)

Near Antonyms of beseech

hint, imply, intimate, suggest

appease, conciliate, gratify, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, please, satisfy

comfort, console, content, quiet