Synonyms of praying

praying

verb

present participle of pray

as in begging

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

I pray you: tell me where they went

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begging
• petitioning
• asking
• beseeching
• imploring
• entreating
• supplicating
• appealing (to)
• conjuring
• pleading (to)
• besieging
• soliciting
• requesting
• requiring
• importuning
• calling on
• impetrating
• invoking
• desiring
• suing
• insisting
• forcing
• coercing
• sponging
• claiming
• demanding
• cadging
• bludging
• compelling
• mooching
• commanding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggesting
• implying
• hinting
• intimating
• gratifying
• pleasing
• satisfying
• appeasing
• obliging
• comforting
• pacifying
• consoling
• conciliating
• placating
• quieting
• contenting
• mollifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of praying

Each week, parishioners gather for an hour of walking and praying in the Parish Hall. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

In the weeks before a premiere at a fall film festival, most directors are racing the clock to finish a final edit or praying to their respective higher powers. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Please join me in praying for Wayne’s family and friends during this difficult time. — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2026

Thank you for giving, sharing, praying, helping carry them through this unimaginably difficult season, and for giving them one less thing to have to worry about right now. — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Bridegan’s widow, Kirsten, thanked law enforcement and the public for calling in tips and praying for her family. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Each nude, life-size creation represents a mother, wife, sister or other female relative in her darkest grief -- weeping, praying, screaming, collapsing. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

The person holding the phone who recorded the incident can be heard praying. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Friday carries much significance as the primary day for praying together, and the current schedule for Egypt remains such that the working week goes from Sunday through Thursday to allow for this. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026