Synonyms of implore

implore 1 of 4

verb (1)

as in to beg

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

• beg
• petition
• ask
• beseech
• pray
• entreat
• call upon
• appeal (to)
• supplicate
• conjure
• plead (to)
• importune
• require
• solicit
• call on
• besiege
• invoke
• compel
• request
• impetrate
• sue
• desire
• insist
• coerce
• force
• demand
• cadge
• bludge
• claim
• sponge
• mooch
• command

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggest
• imply
• please
• hint
• satisfy
• appease
• oblige
• gratify
• intimate
• placate
• pacify
• conciliate
• comfort
• content
• quiet
• mollify
• console

imploring

2 of 4

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

3 of 4

noun

as in pleading

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

imploring

4 of 4

verb (2)

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)
• calling upon
• besieging
• pleading (to)
• soliciting
• importuning
• requiring
• requesting
• calling on
• invoking
• impetrating
• desiring
• suing
• forcing
• insisting
• compelling
• demanding
• 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