importune | Definition of importune

Synonyms and Antonyms of importune

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

she was always importuning people for favors, even when she had no right to ask

Synonyms of importune

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

Words Related to importune

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

ask, desire, invoke, request, sue

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

Phrases Synonymous with importune

call on (or upon)

Near Antonyms of importune

hint, imply, intimate, suggest

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

comfort, console, content, quiet