Synonyms of conjure

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verb (1)

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

conjure (up)

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verb (2)

1

as in to imagine

to form a mental picture of

with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imagine
• see
• envision
• picture
• dream
• visualize
• conceive
• vision
• fantasize
• fantasy
• feature
• envisage
• image
• fancy
• contemplate
• conceit
• ideate
• make up
• reflect
• plan
• relive
• daydream
• ponder
• reminisce
• muse
• ruminate
• meditate
• project
• manufacture
• hallucinate
• re-create
• stargaze
• foresee
• concoct
• invent
• fabricate
• prefigure

2

as in to summon

to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers

managed to conjure up the courage to ask the boss for a raise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summon
• gather
• get up
• evoke
• elicit
• educe
• raise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conjure

Verb

Bailey, who’s served as lead singer since 1972, credits Carpenter’s agent for conjuring up the idea. —Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025

The bright green appearance conjures images of everyone’s favorite acid-tone wicked witch. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025

Sure, the music creates that vibe, which summons the tribe with its swirling jam-band sound, but arguably those tunes can be conjured by others possessing the right Dead mojo. —Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025

Something that the therapy and the excuses and the self-help couldn’t conjure. —Amber Rae, SELF, 4 Aug. 2025

Phrases Containing conjure

• conjure (up)