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past tense of pray
Synonyms & Antonyms of prayed
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
- I pray you: tell me where they went
Synonyms for prayed
- appealed (to),
- begged,
- beseeched
- (or besought),
- besieged,
- conjured,
- entreated,
- impetrated,
- implored,
- importuned,
- petitioned,
- pleaded (to)
- (or pled (to) also plead (to)),
- solicited,
- supplicated
Words Related to prayed
Phrases Synonymous with prayed
- called on
- (or called upon)
Near Antonyms for prayed
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“Prayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prayed. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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