Synonyms of pleading

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pleading 1 of 3

adjective

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as in begging

asking humbly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

pleading

2 of 3

noun

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
• entreaty
• desire
• supplication
• solicitation
• suit
• demand
• adjuration
• application
• insistence
• call
• 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
• convincing
• asserting
• explaining
• justifying
• claiming
• persuading
• mentioning
• suggesting
• maintaining
• urging
• citing
• averring
• affirming
• offering
• advising
• proposing
• submitting
• considering
• adducing
• advocating
• defending
• giving
• enforcing
• avowing
• recommending
• discussing
• counseling
• rebutting
• supporting
• refuting
• rationalizing
• debating
• advancing
• countering
• disproving
• championing
• counselling
• espousing
• avouching
• confuting