/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of beg off Find synonyms for: Verb1. excuse, beg off, request, bespeak, call for, questusage: ask for permission to be released from an engagementWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: magnanimous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language