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

Benioff has a history of imploring tech companies to think of the greater good. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Doyle has been demanding of Jackson, meeting with him regularly to discuss the state of the offense and imploring him to hone in on the details. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

By the end, Mahomes stood in the middle of the field, lifting his arms in celebration, imploring what was left of a jubilant home crowd to celebrate a brilliant performance by the Chiefs to open their season. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Bowie and Renan’s book, imploring politicians to defy the Court and obey the people, would have fit a Kamala Harris Administration perfectly. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

The 6-1 vote was met by celebration inside the packed council chambers after dozens spoke out, imploring the council to move forward with the lawsuit. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026

Some lawmakers have gotten involved on behalf of their constituents, imploring the federal government to return the money to constituents directly. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

Page’s character Sinon is the soldier tasked with informing the Trojans that the Trojan Horse is a gift from the Greeks, imploring them to drag the giant statue into the city with Odysseus, Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and more soldiers inside. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

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