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

Several class actions were filed by broadcast reporters, podcasters, narrators, and voice actors against Google and other tech companies for using the plaintiffs’ voices to train their AI systems. — Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Government attorneys argue that the transfers don't violate the injunction because the judge didn't require the plaintiffs to be housed alongside cisgender female inmates or share common spaces with them. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

But Benjamin Gibson, an attorney representing the state, said the onus was on the plaintiffs to prove the ballot summary was defective. — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

The reasons weren’t immediately clear, and the plaintiffs declined to comment. — Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 29 July 2026

The plaintiffs are still seeking to recoup some $60 million from Schmidt’s insurance carrier. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 July 2026

While some critics blame the athlete-plaintiffs and their attorneys for bringing chaos to college sports, the reality is that NCAA member colleges are as much, if not more, to blame. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 July 2026

In response, Baldoni — and nine other plaintiffs, including publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel — sued the newspaper for libel and false light invasion of privacy, among other claims, over the article, and sought $250 million in damages. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

At one point, the plaintiffs tried to obtain class-action certification, but that was denied in 2022. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 22 July 2026