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Synonyms for importune

  • verb

Most common

ask press push request

All synonyms

Verb

ask, press, push, request, pray, urge, beg, insist, tease, invoke, dun, conjure, beset, solicit, persecute, beseech, pester, entreat, supplicate, plead, crave, implore

Antonyms

ignore, neglect, disregard

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To bother, irritate, trouble.

Related words

Word family
importunity importunely importunate

Forms

Past participle
importuned
e.g. importuned → asked, prest, pushed, requested…

Example sentences

  • push He tried with all his might to push the door open.
  • request We are sorry we are unable to accept your request.
  • pray Let's pray to God, and He will answer our prayers.
  • urge Try to resist the urge to pick your nose, darling.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
importunesteady
pushrising
requestfalling
prayrising
urgefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
ask1, beg1, dun1
4 letters
push1, pray1, urge1
5 letters
press1, tease1, plead1, crave1, beset2
6 letters
insist2, invoke2, pester2
7 letters
request2, conjure2, solicit3, implore2, beseech2, entreat
9 letters
persecute3
10 letters
supplicate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (beset2 = 2 syllables).