ENTREATING Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word entreating. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ENTREATING
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beseeching | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • begging | ||||||||
imploring | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • begging | ||||||||
pleading | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • begging noun • (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | ||||||||
soliciting | verbv | |||||||
verb • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently • make amorous advances towards • approach with an offer of sexual favors • incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination • make a solicitation or petition for something desired | ||||||||
supplicating | verbv | |||||||
verb • ask humbly (for something) • make a humble, earnest petition • ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer | ||||||||
adjure | verbv | |||||||
verb • ask for or request earnestly • command solemnly | ||||||||
beseech | verbv | |||||||
verb • ask for or request earnestly | ||||||||
bid | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an authoritative direction or instruction to do something • an attempt to get something • a formal proposal to buy at a specified price • (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make verb • propose a payment • invoke upon • ask for or request earnestly • make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands • make a serious effort to attain something • ask someone in a friendly way to do something | ||||||||
conjure | verbv | |||||||
verb • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • ask for or request earnestly • engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together | ||||||||
press | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of demanding notice or attention • the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines • a machine used for printing • a dense crowd of people • a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes • clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use • any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids • a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead • the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure verb • exert pressure or force to or upon • force or impel in an indicated direction • to be oppressive or burdensome • place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure • squeeze or press together • crowd closely • create by pressing • be urgent • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • press from a plastic • make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby • press and smooth with a heated iron • lift weights • ask for or request earnestly |