IMPORTUNES Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word importunes. (close relations)
Definition of IMPORTUNES
Best Alternative Words for IMPORTUNES
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appeal | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • earnest or urgent request • attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates • (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial • request for a sum of money verb • take a court case to a higher court for review • request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection • be attractive to • challenge (a decision) • cite as an authority; resort to | ||||||||
ask | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • make a request or demand for something to somebody • direct or put; seek an answer to • consider obligatory; request and expect • address a question to and expect an answer from • require as useful, just, or proper • make a date • require or ask for as a price or condition | ||||||||
beg | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • call upon in supplication; entreat • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently • ask to obtain free • dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted | ||||||||
beseech | verbv | |||||||
verb • ask for or request earnestly | ||||||||
entreat | verbv | |||||||
verb • ask for or request earnestly | ||||||||
implore | verbv | |||||||
verb • call upon in supplication; entreat | ||||||||
plead | verbv | |||||||
verb • appeal or request earnestly • offer as an excuse or plea • enter a plea, as in courts of law • make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts | ||||||||
request | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority • the verbal act of requesting verb • express the need or desire for • ask (a person) to do something • inquire for (information) | ||||||||
urge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an instinctive motive • a strong restless desire verb • force or impel in an indicated direction • push for something • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | ||||||||
insist | verbv | |||||||
verb • be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge • beg persistently and urgently • postulate positively and assertively |