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

Nature, loss, and longing inspire these quiet verses, which conjure a sense of the immense mysteries governing the observable world. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

André Breton, in Nadja and Mad Love, conjured his occult project of Surrealism from the city’s chance encounters, not least between the present and the dreamy past, its flea markets and arcana. — Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

And Mylette Nora’s costumes artfully conjure both the underworld and the spiritual realm. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Popular mythology still conjures images of publicists managing red carpets and exclusive guest lists. — Julia Ruttner, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing conjure

• conjure (up)