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

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

Since Augustave’s detention, faith leaders have prayed and organized, alongside Haitian leaders and community organizations. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Earlier that evening during his last supper with his disciples, we are told Jesus himself had fervently prayed. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026

As Arapaho people closed this year’s ceremony and welcomed a new year according to their traditions, Lucas and her smaller-than-usual congregation prayed for them. — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

At the start of Friday’s practice, Nabers got down on one knee and prayed. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

Watching the coverage of the burning towers on the morning of 9/11, Hank knelt and prayed with the Yankees’ VP of ticket operations, Frank Swaine, who lost his son, John, another Cantor Fitzgerald employee. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The group went on a memorial hike to the Osutaka Ridge and prayed near memorial markers left along the trail. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026