Entreaty Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Entreaty

supplication
Supplication is defined as the act of humbly begging for something, especially when pleading with God in prayer.
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appeal
The process to seek and obtain a review and reversal of an administrative decision by a court or by a higher authority within the administrative agency. See also certiorari, notice of appeal, trial (trial de novo), and writ of error.
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imploration
The action of imploring; begging, beseeching.
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plea
A defendant's answer in a civil action.
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petition
(Law) A formal written application seeking a court's intervention and action on a matter:
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prayer
A humble and sincere request, as to God or a god
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Antonyms for Entreaty

ultimatum
The final offer in negotiating an agreement, carrying with it the implication that if it is not accepted, bargaining will cease.
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demand
The definition of a demand is a strong or urgent command or request.
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answer
An answer is defined as something that is similar or a close copy.
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command
Power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
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Words Related to Entreaty

request
Something asked for
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ask
An act or instance of asking.
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plaint
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Entreaty Sentence Examples

  • His face expressed entreaty, agitation, and ecstasy.

  • The last -that we hear of him is his humble entreaty to the Apostles to pray for him.

  • What was thus " begun by chance, was continued by entreaty, written by incoherent parcels, and after long intervals of neglect resumed again as humour and occasions permitted."

  • In crowds they besieged the palace, and had already begun to take vengeance on the foreign monks and sailors who had come from Chalcedon to the metropolis, when, at the entreaty of Eudoxia, the emperor consented to his recall.

  • Bore's entreaty the Propaganda sent the first Lazarist father to Persia in 1840.

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