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

Silvia looks calm, his eyes open and head propped up slightly as Hood prayed furiously over him. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

The chaplain had visited her a few times starting the day after the killings and prayed with Clancy while she was intubated. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Not long afterward, witnesses heard groans and heavy breathing as the spiritual adviser put her hands on his shoulders and prayed over him. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Their enshrinement was carried out in secret by Yasukuni’s head priest in 1978, three years after Hirohito last prayed at the shrine. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

For eight brutal days, residents of Boyle Heights watched smoke billow from a burning warehouse and prayed the flames would spare their homes. — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Cards in hand, the gathered broke in to groups of eight or 10 and prayed. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026

The Jewish community had supported the creation of a synagogue in part because of fears that Jewish inmates, who had previously prayed in the prison’s hospital, would be converted while inside. — Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

The men had prayed over Wilber the night before, asking God for a good result. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026