Synonyms of pray

pray

verb

ˈprā 

as in to beg

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

I pray you: tell me where they went

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of pray

Ending things on a sweet note, Foxx offered his sincere thanks to everybody who prayed for his recovery, to his nurses and doctors, to his family, to God and to the city of Atlanta. —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024

Others knelt to pray at chapels dedicated to saints, savoring a spiritual intimacy many had not experienced since the fire. —Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024

Groups from area churches — including the Legions of Mary (a Vietnamese group from St. Maria Goretti Parish), St. Leo the Great Catholic Church and Queen of Apostles Church— pray throughout the day outside. —Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024

Kolbe told his mother that while praying to know how his life would play out, the Blessed Mother offered him the choice between two crowns: a white one symbolizing purity and a red one symbolizing martyrdom. —Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024