Synonyms of plaintiffs

plaintiffs

noun

plural of plaintiff

as in complainants

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

• complainants
• accusers
• appellants
• litigants
• suers
• petitioners
• parties
• suitors
• pleaders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defendants
• accused

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plaintiffs

That denial turned on the plaintiffs’ failure to demonstrate an actual or imminent injury sufficient to seek emergency relief, rather than a determination that the administration’s demands were lawful. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, reached a settlement in a social media addiction lawsuit on Monday, resolving claims before the case was set to go to trial this month, according to lawyers for the plaintiffs. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Some 35,000 plaintiffs were compensated after complaining of personal injury and property damage to their homes. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

In a 2023 complaint, plaintiffs claimed that tracking technology on the GoodRx site and app sent information about users' health conditions and medications to advertising partners without their consent, a violation of multiple state laws. — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Thiago Coelho, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said his clients will continue seeking accountability for deceptive marketing. — Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2026

The plaintiffs have also argued that the plan requires congressional authorization. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Oct. 2026

The lawsuit is different from previous legal action against the president -- first, in that the plaintiffs are ordinary citizens, shifting the focus from news gatherers to news consumers, and thus implying a much larger pool of stakeholders. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

The plaintiffs’ lawyers noted in their filing that at least a half dozen suits currently pending in federal court in San Francisco related to musical compositions being improperly used to train artificial intelligence. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026