Synonyms for entreaty
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Noun
1. Prayer
prayer, supplication, plea, appeal, request, petition, desire, call, suit, invocation, solicitation, entreat dated
Other
adjuration, obtestation dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
Related words
- Word family
- entreat
Forms
- Plural
- entreaties → prayers, supplications, pleas, appeals…
Example sentences
- appeal The production has visual appeal for the audience.
- prayer Sami set his alarm to wake up for the dawn prayer.
- plea Sami took a plea deal to have charges reduced.
- supplication She clasped her hands together in supplication.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| entreaty | rising | |
| appeal | falling | |
| prayer | rising | |
| plea | falling | |
| supplication | rising | |
| adjuration | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- call1, suit1, plea1
- 6 letters
- appeal2, desire3, prayer1
- 7 letters
- request2, entreat
- 8 letters
- petition3
- 10 letters
- invocation4, adjuration
- 11 letters
- obtestation
- 12 letters
- solicitation5, supplication
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (appeal2 = 2 syllables).