besought
How many syllables in besought?
There are 2 syllables in the word besought.How to pronounce besought:
Synonyms for besought:
adjure
appealed (to)
ask
asked
beg
begged
besieged
call upon
called upon
conjured
entreat
entreated
implore
implored
importune
importuned
petition
petitioned
plead (to)
plead with
pleaded (to)
pled (to)
pray
prayed
requested
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Antonyms for besought:
beared hard on
bore down
caused
coerced
commanded
compelled
constrained
dragooned
enforced
enjoined
forced
impelled
imposed
insisted
obliged
pressured
put screws on
put squeeze on
strong-armed
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- sordid
- shrewish
- prologue
- portion
- monsoon
- counsel
- chirruped
- sueded
- panel
- bosomed
- behave
- stunted
- sequin
- render
- fisher
- cookbook
- baggy
- slowness
- glistened
- faulted
- demure
- whopping
- Siamese
- prolix
- platform
- outta
- hostage
- gunnings
- detach
- childlike
- bookmark
- raton
- Mirrim
- denseness
- sourdough
- passers
- homo
- gathers
- flirted
- drizzled
- diffuse
- wildness
- declaim
- Turing
- staunchly
- reduce
- demote
- Venie
- raking
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