Synonyms of pleas

pleas

noun

plural of plea

1

as in appeals

an earnest request

the captive made an impassioned plea for his life to be spared

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeals
• prayers
• petitions
• pleadings
• cries
• entreaties
• desires
• supplications
• solicitations
• demands
• suits
• applications
• adjurations
• calls
• conjurations
• requisitions
• insistences
• suppliances
• claims

2

as in excuses

an explanation that frees one from fault or blame

my only plea is that I've been overworked lately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excuses
• justifications
• reasons
• apologies
• alibis
• defenses
• pretexts
• rationales
• rationalizations
• confessions
• pretenses
• outs
• vindications
• acknowledgments
• cop-outs
• colors
• guises
• atonements
• whitewashes
• extenuations
• palliations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pleas

After hearing pleas from more than a dozen prominent community and business leaders, commissioners agreed to decertify the entertainment district and strip it of its special privileges. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Smart did not enter pleas to charges of being armed, or pretending to be armed, in a way that may cause fear and with making an unlawful threat. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Efforts to bring Pooh home over the years have entailed questions in Parliament, motions in Congress, pleas from prime ministers and mediation by two presidents. — Steve Hendrix The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

According to the Alameda County Public Defender's office, 77-year-old Shouyong Zhang and his wife, 77-year-old Shili Chen, entered their pleas on Monday. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Mom makes final pleas Pedraza, Sierra’s mother, walked out of the courtroom in tears Wednesday evening after completing her testimony. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Federal agencies have investigated individual operators for employing young Israelis on tourist visas to sell these products, resulting in more than a dozen guilty pleas for visa fraud and money-laundering schemes. — Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

For about a year, Austin Davis’ phone has been flooded with hundreds of pleas for help from across the Phoenix metropolitan area. — Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2026

And they have been put through the wringer by Iran, not being seen or heard by regime authorities in Iran, despite their pleas for justice and redress. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026