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

Three other co-defendants, Alex Arreola, Ricardo Charles and Alexavier Victor Rodriguez, pleaded no contest in March to gang participation and gang conspiracy charges, after they were initially charged with, then cleared of, murder charges. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026

Months later, the man pleaded no contest to one count of misdemeanor identity theft and was released from custody, time served. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Clancy, who has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder, could face life in prison if convicted. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Mangione’s lawyers told Judge Margaret Garnett that their client was prepared to plead guilty to the two stalking counts against him in the federal indictment. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Acton went after Ramaswamy after a previous family bodyguard pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges on Thursday. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026

Nor did Mangione plead guilty to avoid a potential death sentence. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

In January, his former UC Davis assistant pleaded no contest to a felony charge of misappropriating public money. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Marodi had initially pleaded not guilty to Rebecca’s murder before changing her plea to guilty to second-degree murder. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026