Definitions

cry for

VERB

pray

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ask beseech recite urge

STRONG

adjure appeal brace crave entreat implore importune invoke petition request say solicit sue supplicate

WEAK

commune with invocate

Antonyms

STRONG

answer refuse

Example Sentences

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Not especially popular in life, he appears to have become, in death, a rallying cry for defiance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

If that’s not a cry for help, I don’t know what is.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

"I think it was a cry for help," he says now.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Do not cry for Kelly, he can sleep gently on a thick mattress of $100 bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

“Someone who loved Johnny should cry for him and I can’t cry. Let her....”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith