Synonyms of pleaded

pleaded

verb

variants or pled also plead

past tense of plead

as in argued

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

• argued
• reasoned
• contended
• insisted
• convinced
• asserted
• maintained
• explained
• mentioned
• persuaded
• claimed
• justified
• suggested
• urged
• cited
• considered
• affirmed
• adduced
• proposed
• advised
• offered
• submitted
• averred
• discussed
• recommended
• defended
• advocated
• gave
• enforced
• counseled
• countered
• championed
• avowed
• refuted
• advanced
• espoused
• supported
• debated
• avouched
• rationalized
• rebutted
• disproved
• confuted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pleaded

Four suspects pleaded guilty, including mastermind David Voss, and Benji admitted guilt and had his case administered through a First Nations restorative justice program, while charges against two were dropped, CityNews notes. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Laken Snelling had initially pleaded not guilty after a grand jury indicted her on several charges, including first-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

Brian Hickerson dated Panettiere on and off since 2018; he was arrested several times in the subsequent years for domestic abuse and, at one point, pleaded no contest to two felony charges related to an assault against Panettiere. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Following an eight-count criminal indictment in July 2020 that covered multiple violent incidents between May 2019 and January 2020, Hickerson pleaded no contest in April 2021 to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Bagwell pleaded no contest to robbery and in March was sentenced to three years in state prison, records show. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

The shooter who gunned down a man in Fort Worth’s West 7th entertainment district in 2024 amid an argument about a person whom the assailant was dating has pleaded guilty to murder. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Marcus Pittman specifically pleaded guilty to causing death through the use of a firearm. — Niya Doyle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

In 2021, Hickerson pleaded no contest to felony counts related to injuring a spouse/cohabitant/coparent, and spent time in jail over the matter. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026