appealed (to)
verb
as in begged
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner when supplies at the food bank ran desperately low, officials appealed to the public for some much-needed replacements Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- begged
- petitioned
- pled (to)
- plead (to)
- pleaded (to)
- called on
- prayed
- called upon
- asked
- beseeched
- impetrated
- implored
- besieged
- conjured
- entreated
- supplicated
- required
- importuned
- solicited
- requested
- besought
- invoked
- bludged
- sued
- desired
- compelled
- cadged
- sponged
- forced
- coerced
- insisted
- demanded
- claimed
- mooched
- commanded
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- implied
- suggested
- pleased
- satisfied
- intimated
- gratified
- obliged
- hinted
- appeased
- contented
- pacified
- consoled
- comforted
- placated
- quieted
- mollified
- conciliated