Synonyms of imploring

imploring 1 of 3

adjective

as in prayerful

asking humbly

the imploring boy tearfully asked the veterinarian to do what he could to save the life of his dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prayerful
• pleading
• begging
• soliciting
• beseeching
• entreating
• suppliant
• persistent
• supplicating
• insistent
• supplicatory
• supplicant
• importunate

imploring

2 of 3

noun

as in pleading

Related Words

• pleading
• begging
• petition
• entreaty
• soliciting
• beseeching
• appeal
• supplication
• request
• suit
• collect
• vespers
• invocation
• thanksgiving
• matins
• prayer
• litany
• grace
• evensong
• requiescat
• orison

imploring

3 of 3

verb

present participle of implore

as in begging

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

• begging
• petitioning
• beseeching
• asking
• entreating
• praying
• supplicating
• conjuring
• appealing (to)
• besieging
• pleading (to)
• soliciting
• importuning
• requiring
• requesting
• calling on
• invoking
• impetrating
• desiring
• suing
• forcing
• insisting
• demanding
• compelling
• coercing
• sponging
• cadging
• claiming
• bludging
• mooching
• commanding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggesting
• implying
• hinting
• intimating
• gratifying
• obliging
• pleasing
• appeasing
• satisfying
• pacifying
• conciliating
• comforting
• consoling
• placating
• quieting
• mollifying
• contenting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imploring

Noun

But Old Trafford’s direct imploring of him to stay beyond the end of the current season should leave them in no doubt. — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

Verb

During its last review in 2023, more than 100 comments poured in, many imploring the agency to increase the benefit. — Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 9 July 2026

There’s no celebratory music pumping through the speakers after a touchdown imploring anyone to, well, fight for their right to party. — Sam McDowell July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026

Then a casual dig through an estate sale bin morphs into obsession, resulting in making bids at auctions, combing through the recesses of eBay or imploring friends in politics to snag you a piece. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026

Martin could be removed as DNC chairman through a vote of no confidence, which would take two-thirds of the DNC membership base to pass, or by senior Democrats, such as House and Senate leadership, imploring him to step down. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026

Private citizens imploring a studio to forgo releasing a film could not be censors, because definitionally only the government is capable of censorship. — Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026

Harris spares audiences the bloody image, but the sound of the boy’s imploring shrieks is nevertheless haunting. — Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026

This was also spurred by Joel Embiid imploring fans not to sell their tickets to hopefully maintain a home-court advantage. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026

Environmental groups wrote a letter imploring EPA leaders and then-EPD Director Carol Couch to regulate PFAS more aggressively. — Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026