Synonyms of conjure

conjure 1 of 2

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
• sue
• request
• desire
• 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

Unlike tariffs, which Trump seems to be able to conjure or dismiss unilaterally at a wave of his hand, a tax bill needs to pass through the different layers of the government and be agreed on by fractious politicians. —Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 22 May 2025

In all of them, her mother sits in a chair, which, in Alvarez’s artistic imagination, conjured her mother in place of the Madonna. —Elly Fishman, New York Times, 22 May 2025

The device, which was only available for developers, allowed people to play with virtual pets, conjure up images with a voice command or swing a virtual golf club. —Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025

To counter all this paralyzing introspection, Piani gradually conjures an irresistible mood of longing, there amid the rambling gardens of the residency. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 May 2025

Phrases Containing conjure

• conjure (up)