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supplicating

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of supplicating

asking humbly

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

beseeching, entreating, imploring, pleading, prayerful, soliciting, suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory
Words Related to supplicating

begging, importunate, insistent, persistent

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