Synonyms of prays

prays

verb

present tense third-person singular of pray

as in begs

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

I pray you: tell me where they went

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begs
• petitions
• asks
• beseeches
• supplicates
• implores
• entreats
• appeals (to)
• conjures
• importunes
• pleads (to)
• besieges
• calls upon
• solicits
• requires
• invokes
• requests
• calls on
• sues
• impetrates
• desires
• insists
• compels
• coerces
• bludges
• demands
• claims
• cadges
• sponges
• forces
• mooches
• commands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggests
• implies
• hints
• intimates
• pleases
• satisfies
• obliges
• gratifies
• contents
• appeases
• comforts
• pacifies
• placates
• quiets
• mollifies
• conciliates
• consoles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prays

Tom wakes alone, prays, struggles through a tedious day, and drinks too much vodka out of a Phillies plastic cup. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025

Continue reading … 'THEIR WHOLE WORLD' – Demi Tebow, Tim Tebow's wife, prays for Charlie Kirk's wife and children. —FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025

This holds true across dozens of countries and on nearly every measure of religiosity, from how often someone prays to how important faith is in their lives. —Ryan Burge, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025

Is the demon in Annabelle the same Ram that the cult prays to? —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

But despite winning a court judgment several years ago, Stroud is still owed almost half a million dollars and prays that his former friend ends up in prison some day. —Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025