IMPLORE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How is the word 'implore' distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of implore are adjure , beg , beseech , entreat , importune , and supplicate . While all these words mean "to ask urgently," beseech and implore imply a deeply felt anxiety. // I beseech you to have mercy // implored her not to leave him

Q: When might 'adjure' be a better fit than 'implore'?

While in some cases nearly identical to implore , adjure implies advising as well as pleading. // we were adjured to tell the truth

Q: When is it sensible to use 'beg' instead of 'implore'?

The synonyms beg and implore are sometimes interchangeable, but beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking. // they begged for help

Q: In what contexts can 'entreat' take the place of 'implore'?

In some situations, the words entreat and implore are roughly equivalent. However, entreat implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance. // entreated me to join them

Q: When would 'importune' be a good substitute for 'implore'?

While the synonyms importune and implore are close in meaning, importune suggests an annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request. // importuning viewers for contributions

Q: When is 'supplicate' a more appropriate choice than 'implore'?

The words supplicate and implore are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, supplicate suggests a posture of humility. // with bowed heads they supplicated their Lord

implore

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im-ˈplȯr

Definition of implore next

as in to beg

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner the victims of the hurricane implored the governor to put the full resources of the state into the relief effort

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How is the word implore distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of implore are adjure, beg, beseech, entreat, importune, and supplicate. While all these words mean "to ask urgently," beseech and implore imply a deeply felt anxiety.

I beseech you to have mercy

implored her not to leave him

When might adjure be a better fit than implore?

While in some cases nearly identical to implore, adjure implies advising as well as pleading.

we were adjured to tell the truth

When is it sensible to use beg instead of implore?

The synonyms beg and implore are sometimes interchangeable, but beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking.

they begged for help

In what contexts can entreat take the place of implore?

In some situations, the words entreat and implore are roughly equivalent. However, entreat implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance.

entreated me to join them

When would importune be a good substitute for implore?

While the synonyms importune and implore are close in meaning, importune suggests an annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request.

importuning viewers for contributions

When is supplicate a more appropriate choice than implore?

The words supplicate and implore are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, supplicate suggests a posture of humility.

with bowed heads they supplicated their Lord

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Recent Examples of implore Private citizens imploring a studio to forgo releasing a film could not be censors, because definitionally only the government is capable of censorship. —

Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026 Fans in Madison Square Garden at times implored the owner, James Dolan, to sell the team. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 27 May 2026 Obviously, this is one of the reasons why college commissioners are imploring Congress to agree on some type of legislation that would at least set up a governance system. —

Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2026 Harris spares audiences the bloody image, but the sound of the boy’s imploring shrieks is nevertheless haunting. —

Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for implore

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Yet, the same people who begged for this opportunity for years suddenly want to police the moment.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Everything from the division of the Peaches and the Plums to Shamea’s tagline this season is a secret cry from Shamea to Porsha, begging for attention under the guise of her own emancipation.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026

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With seemingly nowhere left to turn, Apple petitioned the Supreme Court to intervene in a last-ditch attempt to keep fees at an acceptable rate.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
With an $800 daily fine soon going into effect over her 2024 civil contempt ruling, Fox News alum Catherine Herridge‘s legal team has petitioned for a stay after she was ordered to reveal her sources for her 2017 stories about Yanping Chen.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2026

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