Synonyms of prayed

prayed

verb

past tense of pray

as in begged

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

I pray you: tell me where they went

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begged
• petitioned
• asked
• implored
• beseeched
• entreated
• supplicated
• appealed (to)
• importuned
• conjured
• pleaded (to)
• besieged
• solicited
• requested
• required
• called on
• invoked
• impetrated
• sued
• desired
• compelled
• insisted
• demanded
• bludged
• forced
• coerced
• claimed
• sponged
• cadged
• mooched
• commanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggested
• implied
• hinted
• intimated
• pleased
• obliged
• satisfied
• gratified
• appeased
• comforted
• pacified
• consoled
• quieted
• contented
• placated
• mollified
• conciliated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prayed

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

Jones prayed over their home and thanked the guests for joining them on such a special night. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026

Proponents of female priests argue that the earliest Christians prayed and broke bread in homes where women, as hosts, would have presided over those gatherings. — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Worshipers sang, prayed and took communion during the hour before the commissioners meeting. — Rachel Royster. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

Real people who might never have existed if a tire had not gone flat after a little girl prayed. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Rita then prayed to her patron saints — John the Baptist, Augustine of Hippo, and Nicholas of Tolentino — while setting out to establish peace between the families involved in her husband's murder. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Later in his room, Rocky prayed that someone would come and take the gun away from the house. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Leo arrived in Lourdes from Paris on Saturday night and immediately prayed inside the Grotto of Apparitions and drank from the spring. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026