Synonyms of implored

implored

verb

past tense of implore

as in begged

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

the victims of the hurricane implored the governor to put the full resources of the state into the relief effort

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begged
• petitioned
• asked
• beseeched
• prayed
• entreated
• importuned
• conjured
• appealed (to)
• pleaded (to)
• supplicated
• besieged
• solicited
• required
• requested
• called on
• impetrated
• invoked
• compelled
• sued
• insisted
• demanded
• forced
• desired
• bludged
• coerced
• sponged
• cadged
• claimed
• mooched
• commanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggested
• implied
• hinted
• intimated
• obliged
• pleased
• satisfied
• gratified
• appeased
• pacified
• comforted
• consoled
• quieted
• placated
• contented
• mollified
• conciliated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of implored

Those around him have implored him to ease up on the self-hatred. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Education Minister Naima Trujillo Barreto implored Cubans to help fill the gaps, calling on university students, professionals and even retirees. — Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

In his final plea to the jury, Barrett implored them to consider the injuries suffered by the survivors, some with wounds in their arms and legs and one who survived a gunshot to the head, indicate Edgar didn’t intend to kill them. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Authorities implored all of them to leave and be prepared to stay away for several days, because shifting and strengthening winds were expected to make the fire even more unpredictable. — John Raby, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2026

The last, written shortly after George Floyd’s death, implored people to listen to state-champion basketball coach Mike Bethea — a black man urging the public not to stereotype cops. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin defended his organization’s fundraising record despite a massive Republican advantage and implored allies to help raise more funds in the final few months before the November midterm elections. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026

To sleuth out who the culprits are, Murashige lends on the extra-sharp deductive skills of Kanbei, who implored for death rather than imprisonment. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Mullin implored governors to work with the department to help achieve that goal. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026