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pray

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pray

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

I pray you: tell me where they went.

Synonyms of pray

appeal (to), beg, beseech, besiege, entreat, implore, importune, petition, plead (to), solicit, supplicate

Words Related to pray

cadge, mooch, sponge

ask, desire, invoke, request, sue

claim, coerce, command, compel, demand, force, insist, require

Phrases Synonymous with pray

call on (or upon)

Near Antonyms of pray

hint, imply, intimate, suggest

appease, conciliate, gratify, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, please, satisfy

comfort, console, content, quiet

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