Synonyms of pleading

pleading 1 of 3

adjective

as in prayerful

asking humbly

a pleading husband seeking forgiveness once again from his long-suffering wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prayerful
• begging
• soliciting
• suppliant
• persistent
• beseeching
• imploring
• supplicatory
• entreating
• insistent
• supplicating
• supplicant
• importunate

pleading

2 of 3

noun

ˈplē-diŋ 

as in plea

an earnest request

coldhearted tourists pointedly ignoring the pleadings of the city's many street urchins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plea
• appeal
• prayer
• petition
• cry
• desire
• entreaty
• solicitation
• suit
• supplication
• demand
• application
• adjuration
• call
• insistence
• suppliance
• conjuration
• requisition
• claim

pleading

3 of 3

verb

present participle of plead

as in arguing

to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration

can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arguing
• reasoning
• contending
• insisting
• asserting
• convincing
• explaining
• justifying
• maintaining
• claiming
• mentioning
• persuading
• suggesting
• urging
• citing
• considering
• proposing
• affirming
• submitting
• offering
• advising
• defending
• advocating
• adducing
• enforcing
• giving
• discussing
• recommending
• averring
• avowing
• counseling
• rationalizing
• advancing
• refuting
• debating
• supporting
• countering
• rebutting
• championing
• avouching
• disproving
• espousing
• confuting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pleading

Noun

Daniel Tucker, a leader with Stand Up KC, can be seen in the video pleading with Miller to walk out of the room with him to try and defuse the tense moment. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

Cochran said the dispute was too fact-specific to resolve at the pleading stage and allowed the case to proceed, leaving Warner free to challenge the claims later. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

Stephens, who is 6-foot-2 and weighs 350 pounds, was ordered held on $250,000 bail after pleading not guilty. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Just like there are today, there were doomers and skeptics, utopian boosters and scientists pleading for calm. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026