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pleas

NOUN

begging request

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal application entreaty overture petition prayer solicitation suit

STRONG

imprecation intercession orison supplication

WEAK

imploration round robin

Antonyms

STRONGEST

demand

WEAK

answer decision reply sentence

NOUN

excuse, defense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action allegation apology argument claim explanation pleading

STRONG

alibi cause extenuation justification mitigation out palliation pretext rationalization right story vindication whitewash

WEAK

cop-out fish tale song and dance

Antonyms

STRONG

truth

WEAK

answer decision reply sentence

Example Sentences

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Kelvin Evans, 41, on Tuesday entered guilty pleas in Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia to counts of entering an automobile and criminal trespass.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The distress channel of his maritime radio was crackling with the pleas of seafarers among the 20,000 still stranded on cargo ships and tankers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The White House has pointedly ignored their pleas.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

At the magistrates' court hearing, the boy spoke to confirm his name, age and address and enter his 16 not guilty pleas to the following charges:

From BBC • May 2, 2026

To all his pleas she made the same answer, “I belong to him. Wherever he is I keep my love for him.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton