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entreaty

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of entreaty

an earnest request

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

adjuration, appeal, conjuration, cry, desire, petition, plea, pleading, prayer, solicitation, suit, suppliance, supplication
Words Related to entreaty

application, requisition

call, claim, demand, insistence

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