IMPORTUNITIES Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word importunities. (close relations)
Definition of IMPORTUNITIES
Best Alternative Words for IMPORTUNITIES
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appeals | 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 | ||||||||
entreaties | nounn | |||||||
noun • earnest or urgent request | ||||||||
pleas | nounn | |||||||
noun • a humble request for help from someone in authority • (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer) • an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed | ||||||||
requests | 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) | ||||||||
solicitations | nounn | |||||||
noun • an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status • request for a sum of money • the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) | ||||||||
supplications | nounn | |||||||
noun • a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service • a humble request for help from someone in authority • the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) | ||||||||
importunateness | nounn | |||||||
noun • Quality of a person who is given to making importunate demands, being greedily or thoughtlessly demanding. | ||||||||
urgency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity • pressing importance requiring speedy action • an urgent situation calling for prompt action • insistent solicitation and entreaty | ||||||||
urging | verbv | |||||||
noun • a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something • the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging • insistent solicitation and entreaty |