Synonyms of petitions

petitions 1 of 2

noun

plural of petition

as in appeals

an earnest request

a flurry of petitions from eating and drinking establishments to be exempt from the new antismoking regulations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeals
• pleas
• prayers
• pleadings
• cries
• supplications
• desires
• solicitations
• entreaties
• applications
• suits
• demands
• adjurations
• calls
• conjurations
• suppliances
• requisitions
• claims
• insistences

petitions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of petition

as in begs

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

petitioned the judge to be excused from jury duty for financial hardship

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of petitions

Noun

On Tuesday in Oak Park, voters placed their petitions in ballot boxes, then people weighed in on both sides of the issue, and strong emotions were expressed by those for and against placing the advisory measure on the ballot in a session where each comment was limited to two minutes. —Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

Residents launched a fierce opposition campaign, packing city council meetings and mounting petitions. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026

Cobb said that organizers and volunteers will begin circulating petitions immediately. —Ilana Arougheti updated April 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026

The Eastern District of California — already in a years-long judicial emergency — now faces nearly 1,000 new immigration detention petitions per month on top of a civil case backlog. —Scott Lebar. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Habeas petitions have become the predominant path for immigrants seeking release from detention. —Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026

There is no limit on the number or frequency of petitions, and if one is denied, the inmate can immediately file another with a different judge. —Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

The justices could issue a decision on one of the petitions as soon as Monday, when it is scheduled to issue an orders list. —Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026

Hillsborough County court records also showed two domestic violence petitions filed by a family member in 2023. —Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026

Verb

The film hands off its plot like a baton, passing from this dissatisfied shopper to a factory owner to her dead daughter-in-law (another ghost) who petitions the government for her civil rights despite being in the body of an appliance. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026