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

After a few minutes, Reed was strapped on a back board and loaded onto the cart as the entire Packers sideline surrounded him — many of them on a knee and praying. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

After the oscillating light and dark, after the speeding forward, after the commuting or praying or both, this moment seems to hold an extra teaching. — Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

Catcher Francisco Alvarez appeared to be praying and members of both teams looked on from the dugouts. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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