Synonyms of entreaties

entreaties

noun

plural of entreaty

as in pleas

an earnest request

our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pleas
• appeals
• prayers
• petitions
• pleadings
• cries
• desires
• supplications
• solicitations
• suits
• demands
• adjurations
• applications
• conjurations
• calls
• suppliances
• requisitions
• insistences
• claims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entreaties

The vast majority of those levies required authorization from Springfield, which never came despite entreaties from Johnson. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Alicent makes similar entreaties to Rhaenyra, offering to divide the kingdom, with Aegon in charge of the stormlands, westerlands, the Reach and rule from Oldtown, with everything to the north going to Rhaenyra. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

These are the people who will likely be most amenable to negotiations or personal entreaties. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 June 2026

Zegna came to Malibu to make entreaties to the American fashion market with its colorful, louche new wares. — Dave Schilling contributing follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

But Epstein’s entreaties to Keita were not limited to business. — Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026

On the demand of the Commons, Suffolk is exiled for his part in Gloucester’s death despite the queen’s entreaties to the king. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026

Other Democrats have been more cautious in their approach to similar entreaties. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026

Sununu’s dad served as governor, as did his brother Chris, who refused entreaties to run in the party’s Senate races. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026