Synonyms of plaintiff

plaintiff

noun

ˈplān-təf 

as in complainant

the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another

the judge ruled that the plaintiff's lawsuit was groundless, and he dismissed it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complainant
• accuser
• appellant
• litigant
• suer
• petitioner
• party
• pleader
• suitor

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defendant
• accused

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plaintiff

The use of artificial intelligence in the courtroom is drawing fresh attention after plaintiffs in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit claimed an expert witness used ChatGPT to create more than 80% of his expert report. — Alyssa Spady, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

The leverage has been heavily on the side of the AGs since a string of rulings in the case by a federal judge favored the plaintiffs. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Because the case was filed as a class action lawsuit, if a judge sides with the plaintiffs, that decision will apply not just to the 17 scientist plaintiffs, but to any researcher whose work has been affected by the term searches. — Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026

If courts don’t clarify that AI firms must license news content, both news publishers and AI firms could be doomed, news plaintiffs argued. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026

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