Synonyms of pray

pray

verb

ˈprā 

as in to beg

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

I pray you: tell me where they went

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pray

Iran's own political leaders — the president, parliament speaker, foreign minister and others — filed in to weep and pray on Friday morning. — Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Eventually the land tightens, and the tan spires of the Badlands rise from the earth like so many praying hands. — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

This is the portrait of then-General George Washington at Valley Forge, praying for guidance when the fight for America's independence seemed lost. — Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Indigenous people from around the continent chanted, danced, prayed and conducted smoky medicine ceremonies daily outside a fence hastily erected around the property. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026