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

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

And this was the exact type of situation that I had been emphatically implored to avoid by the Polish detective who told us to head for the Georgian-Turkish border. — Literary Hub, 31 July 2026

During Friday’s sentencing hearing, Watson’s family implored Ruff to impose the maximum sentence, saying Sayers’ cruelty, lawlessness and hypocrisy were unforgivable. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 July 2026

Growing up on a farm in Dunnigan in rural Yolo County, located 25 miles from the Sacramento International Airport off I-5, Hernandez was implored by his father, Hugo Hernandez, to keep busy. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin implored an influential committee to quickly select the early primary voting slate to present to the full DNC body next month. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2026

In a news conference shortly after Risacher was removed from the starting lineup, Hawks coach Quin Snyder implored him to play more aggressively and attack the glass. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 July 2026

However, Silver said there was evidence of a flagrant foul and implored Engelbert to hand down the punishment. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026