Plead

/pliːd/

Synonyms for "plead" (171 found)

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Closest matches (35)

adduce adjure advance advocate affirm allege appealappeal toapply toapproach argue argufy array askask forassert aver avowbandy wordsbeg

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beseech

Verb(10 words)

admit advocate appealed argueargue forargues beg beggedbegging the questionbegs

Noun(4 words)

advocate of utilitarianismanswers appeals begging

Strong matches (51)

Verb(12 words)

beseech beseeched beseeches besoughtcampaign forconfess defends deprecates entreat entreated entreating entreats

Noun(3 words)

beseeching copping groveling

bicker blandish bracebring forwardbring onbring to bearcajolecall for helpcall oncall uponcavilchop logicchoplogicclamor forcoaxconduct pleadingsconjure contend contest crave

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cross swordscry forcry oncry tocut and thrustdeclare demand deploy discept dispute entreat exhortgive and takehasslehave it outhigh-pressure

Related words (85)

hint impetrate implead implore importune imprecate insistinsist uponinvoke jawbonejoin issuekneel tolobbylock hornslogomachize maintainmake a pleamarshal moot nag

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obtest offer petition pettifogplead forplead withpolemicize polemize pray present press pressure produce pushput forwardquibble rally recommend request restrun tosay seek show soft-soap solicit spar supplicate swear sweet-talktake sidesthrash outtry conclusionsurge wheedlework onwrangle

Verb(21 words)

implore implored implores importuned intercede interceded intercedes interceding litigate petitioned prayed prays presentrepresent clientssnivel sues supplicated supplicates supplicating support

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whimpered

Noun(5 words)

imploring petitions prayingrhetorical appealwhining

Adjective(1 words)

influential advocate

Determiner(1 words)

more urging

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5 relation types

More general

15 entries

advocacy allege apologise apologize appeal aver declareemotional appealexcuse invokelegal actionlegal procedurerationalise rationalize say

More specific

8 entries

advocate fundingargue casebeg imploreplead guiltyplead not guiltypresent evidencepromote reform

Collocations

5 entries

plead for mercyplead guiltyplead not guiltyplead the fifthplead with

Inflections

4 entries

pleaded pleading pleads pled

Derivations

2 entries

pleader pleading

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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The man who was arrested for murder asked to plead the fifth.

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I plead guilty.

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I plead you to tell me the truth.

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I plead not guilty.

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