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

Younger people are more likely to embrace socialism than older voters raised during the Cold War, for whom socialism may conjure images of an impoverished, freedom-less society like the former Communist bloc in Eastern Europe. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Notable too is the debut of a display themed around eighteenth-century British art, which conjures the hang that occupied the gallery during the reign of Queen Victoria in the mid-nineteenth century. — News Desk, Artforum, 10 July 2026

The punishment conjured up the prospect of a candidate hoping to lead France stumping for votes with an electronic tag on her ankle. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

And yet the raw, modern sound conjured wouldn’t be out of place on a current Sub Pop release. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Phrases Containing conjure

• conjure (up)