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

Matthew Wakefield said his son would’ve helped Davis, bought him food and prayed with him, if Davis had asked. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Whether praying together before a game or giving high-fives after touchdowns, the Palos Verdes duo keeps producing on short slants or deep posts. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Polyphemus prays to his father Poseidon to curse Odysseus, dooming him on a long and perilous journey. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

The resulting music is [a recording of] Black women looking at these images, crying, praying, consoling, avenging—and that’s really what happened. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026