IMPORTUNITIES Synonyms
3 hypernyms for importunities. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for IMPORTUNITIES
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| appeals | verb, noun v, 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 | noun n | |||||
noun • earnest or urgent request | ||||||
| pleas | noun n | |||||
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, noun v, 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 | noun n | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
noun • Quality of a person who is given to making importunate demands, being greedily or thoughtlessly demanding. | ||||||
| urgency | noun n | |||||
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 | verb v | |||||
noun • a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something • the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging • insistent solicitation and entreaty | ||||||