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

Adjective

Both are comfortable, however, with a weakened Iran that does their bidding, offers better deals, and becomes a more suppliant instrument of their regional ambitions. — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025

Furious at their alma maters’ embrace of DEI, suppression of free speech, hot-housing antisemitic bigotry, and so much more, college alumni are increasingly organizing and publicly challenging the administrations and suppliant boards of America’s leading universities. — Jack Fowler, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025