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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conjure

Because the plant itself doesn’t yield an essential oil, the fragrance is conjured by perfumers using an array of synthetic molecules. — April Long, Allure, 12 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, an oil portrait of a sailor conjures his time in the Navy. — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

Whether the photo was staged at Maxim’s or around the pinball machine in a neighborhood bar, Avedon conjured a sense of delight in the moment. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Developers are eager to conjure up associations with the waterway even when their buildings aren’t on it. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing conjure

• conjure (up)