Synonyms of conjure

conjure

verb

ˈkän-jər 

as in to beg

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

I conjure you to hear my plea for mercy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beg
• petition
• ask
• pray
• entreat
• call upon
• implore
• appeal (to)
• beseech
• require
• invoke
• plead (to)
• besiege
• solicit
• call on
• supplicate
• importune
• impetrate
• compel
• sue
• request
• desire
• coerce
• force
• cadge
• insist
• bludge
• claim
• demand
• sponge
• mooch
• command

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imply
• suggest
• hint
• please
• satisfy
• intimate
• appease
• placate
• gratify
• oblige
• pacify
• conciliate
• comfort
• content
• mollify
• quiet
• console

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of conjure

By Yasmeen Serhan December 18, 2024 2:50 PM EST AI warfare may conjure images of killer robots and autonomous drones, but a different reality is unfolding in the Gaza Strip. —Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024

The name itself conjures images of mythical trolls turned to stone, a theme deeply rooted in Norwegian folklore. —David Nikel, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

The word Elgin may conjure an infamous set of Greek marbles, but this small town of the same name in Morayshire, in the northeast of Scotland, has solid links with another treasured commodity: cashmere. —Shane C Kurup, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024

But this act also gave people permission to go far enough—to acknowledge their righteous hatred of our depraved health-care system, and even to conjure something funny or silly or joyous out of that hate. —Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024

Phrases Containing conjure

• conjure (up)