Synonyms of pleads (to)

pleads (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of plead (to)

as in begs

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

weary of charities that are always pleading to people of modest means to contribute even more than they already have

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begs
• petitions
• appeals (to)
• calls upon
• prays
• asks
• impetrates
• beseeches
• entreats
• implores
• calls on
• conjures
• importunes
• supplicates
• requires
• besieges
• solicits
• requests
• invokes
• bludges
• desires
• sponges
• compels
• sues
• forces
• insists
• cadges
• demands
• coerces
• claims
• mooches
• commands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implies
• suggests
• hints
• intimates
• pleases
• contents
• satisfies
• obliges
• gratifies
• consoles
• comforts
• appeases
• mollifies
• placates
• pacifies
• conciliates
• quiets