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Definitions

plead

[pleed] / plid /
VERB
beg, request
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal ask petition pray solicit
STRONG
beseech crave crawl entreat implore importune supplicate
WEAK
cop a plea entreaty make up for square things
Antonyms
STRONGEST
refuse
STRONG
answer
WEAK
decide punish reply sentence
VERB
present a defense
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allege argue assert cite declare maintain respond
STRONG
adduce advocate avouch present vouch
WEAK
answer charges cop a plea give evidence plea-bargain put forward use as excuse
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny ignore
WEAK
answer decide punish reply sentence

Example Sentences

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Members of the trial team refused to sign paperwork allowing Kirk to plead to a lesser charge and serve probation instead of prison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Only a few years before, he recalled, he’d had to plead with the Pentagon to pay attention.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Still, after George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed by police officers in 2020, Jackson travelled to Minneapolis to plead for criminal charges against the officers.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

She agreed to plead guilty to one count of each.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Ian's appointed lawyer encouraged him to plead guilty, assuring him that he would be sentenced to fifteen years in prison.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.