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pray to

VERB

call

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appoint ask charge claim declare order require summon

STRONG

challenge command decree elect entreat exact ordain postulate proclaim requisition solicit

WEAK

appeal to set apart

VERB

worship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire adore canonize celebrate chant idolize revere sing venerate

STRONG

adulate deify esteem exalt extol hero-worship laud love magnify praise respect reverence sanctify

WEAK

bow down to dote on offer prayers to pay homage to put on a pedestal sing praises to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abhor condemn despise detest hate

STRONG

blame castigate criticize denounce dishonor dislike disrespect scorn

Example Sentences

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“What else can we do? Just pray to God that how we get to work is the same way we return home at the end of the day,” Cruz said to The Times in Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“You have to pray to the gods,” said Boushele.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

It’s the kind of care I pray to receive myself at the end of my own life.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025

"I pray to God that no one will ever experience what I'm going through and that everyone is held accountable for their actions."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

Then he started telling us how he was never ashamed, when he was in some kind of trouble or something, to get right down his knees and pray to God.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

pray to

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