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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pray

During the historic White House Crypto Summit in early March, President Trump pledged to roll back regulations on cryptocurrency and announced plans for a US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR), a major pledge which crypto investors are praying will eventually go through. —Sean Lee, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

The same goes for defensive tackle: the signings of BJ Hill (Cincinnati Bengals), TJ Slaton (Bengals), DJ Jones (Denver Broncos) and Sebastian Joseph-Day (Tennessee Titans) means that Miami must pray for Calais Campbell’s return. —C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025

Francis received the Eucharist on Saturday morning, the Vatican said, and then prayed in the chapel of his private apartment. —Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025

On Saturday morning, Francis prayed inside a chapel. —Sharon Braithwaite and Christopher Lamb, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025