Synonyms of suppliant

suppliant 1 of 2

noun

ˈsə-plē-ənt 

as in supplicant

one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift

didn't like being in the position of a suppliant, having to ask her parents to help her pay the rent on her apartment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supplicant
• beggar
• petitioner
• solicitor
• pleader
• requester
• suitor
• mendicant
• panhandler
• cadger
• moocher
• suer
• schnorrer
• asker

suppliant

2 of 2

adjective

as in prayerful

asking humbly

the suppliant thief pleaded for a second chance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prayerful
• pleading
• begging
• supplicatory
• supplicant
• soliciting
• supplicating
• beseeching
• entreating
• persistent
• imploring
• importunate
• insistent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suppliant

Noun

And as happens with the testimonies of the suppliants at the Asclepieion, the stelae ferry the feelings and names of these distant others across the ages to us. — Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023

It was thought that Betelgeuse was bigger than the orbit of Jupiter in our Solar System, but recent studies suggest that the red suppliant star is about a third less than that at about 750 the radius of our Sun. — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 June 2021

William pays price for grabbing The reaction of the male to his suppliants varies. — National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019