Synonyms of lawyers

lawyers

noun

plural of lawyer

as in attorneys

a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations

their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attorneys
• advocates
• counselors
• solicitors
• counsels
• prosecutors
• jurists
• attorneys-at-law
• legislators
• legal eagles
• counselors-at-law
• district attorneys
• prosecuting attorneys
• lawmakers
• trial lawyers
• criminal lawyers
• public defenders
• lawgivers
• mouthpieces
• shysters
• solons
• cocounsels
• ambulance chasers
• Philadelphia lawyers
• pettifoggers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lawyers

Two lawyers IndieWire spoke with believe that being granted an injunction could be unlikely to achieve, as the states’ case for anti-competitive harm caused by the merger is unconventional and may be difficult to prove urgency in that regard. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 July 2026

Myers brought his concerns to a pair of Syracuse lawyers, who filed a motion to vacate Broadwater’s conviction in 2021. — ProPublica, 14 July 2026

Khalil’s lawyers, citing the law, argue government officials are prohibited from collaborating with private individuals in ways that deprive citizens of their constitutional rights. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026

Young lawyers still toil over documents, billing their time in six-minute increments. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

Then maybe the whole world — not just constitutional lawyers like me — would conclude that originalism is a terrible way to organize the affairs of a modern economy. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Khan’s lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

City officials have long raised concerns about the arrangement, including over the treatment of people in facilities a long drive away from family, lawyers and the city’s limited oversight. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

For lawyers, that’s even more true because law is so often zero-sum. — John Kormanik, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026