Synonyms of suppliant

suppliant 1 of 2

noun

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