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

William Bethel, 28, and Justin Booth, 23, have 40 guilty pleas combined because of evidence collected at Three Creeks Metro Park where hunting is not allowed. — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2026

The cuts were challenged in lawsuits and through pleas to legislators. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

The 50-year-old father, Sajid Akram, was shot and killed by police at the scene, while the surviving suspect, Naveed Akram, 24, has not yet entered pleas on a slew of charges, including 15 counts of murder. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The controversial hearings are preliminary in nature and offer individuals an opportunity to enter pleas or request relief, such as asylum. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026

Through May, prosecutors had charged fewer than four dozen people with crimes related to noncitizen voting, ProPublica’s analysis of DOJ data and federal court filings shows, getting convictions or guilty pleas in 14 cases. — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026

And in 2020, the Daily News reported that one Bronx gun suspect was acquitted and two others were allowed to withdraw felony guilty pleas after Habib admitted evidence in the case had been tampered with. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Not guilty pleas were entered on Aravind’s behalf on each charge. — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026

Other content contained traditional pleas to small-dollar donors. — Michael Traugott, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026