Synonyms of supplicating

supplicating 1 of 2

adjective

as in prayerful

asking humbly

in a supplicating gesture, he got down on his knees and asked, "Will you marry me?"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

supplicating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of supplicate

as in begging

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

the minister reminded his flock that God is a being to be obeyed and worshipped always and not just someone to be supplicated in times of trouble

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begging
• petitioning
• entreating
• beseeching
• praying
• imploring
• asking
• importuning
• conjuring
• appealing (to)
• soliciting
• pleading (to)
• besieging
• requiring
• requesting
• calling on
• invoking
• impetrating
• desiring
• suing
• demanding
• cadging
• coercing
• forcing
• insisting
• sponging
• compelling
• bludging
• claiming
• mooching
• commanding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implying
• suggesting
• intimating
• hinting
• pleasing
• obliging
• appeasing
• gratifying
• satisfying
• conciliating
• pacifying
• placating
• comforting
• consoling
• contenting
• quieting
• mollifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of supplicating

Verb

Some practically threw themselves at their bosses feet, supplicating for a reversal. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026