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

Some – asking politely, saying please and thank you each time – work better than others, such as nagging or pleading. — Angela J. Narayan, The Conversation, 9 June 2026

She has now been transferred to a hospital in Tehran for treatment, her lawyer Mostafa Nili posted on X on Sunday, after days of pleading by her family and others. — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 May 2026

Verb

Robert Tulloch, now 43, was automatically sentenced to life without parole after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the 2001 stabbing deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Last month, Aspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to defrauding investors and lenders of at least $248 million. — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026