Synonyms of sue

sue

verb

1

as in to ask

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ask
• invoke
• desire
• request
• compel
• insist
• require
• coerce
• claim
• force
• bludge
• demand
• sponge
• pray
• beg
• cadge
• implore
• mooch
• appeal (to)
• petition
• beseech
• entreat
• conjure
• plead (to)
• besiege
• importune
• supplicate
• solicit
• impetrate
• command

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imply
• suggest
• please
• hint
• satisfy
• oblige
• appease
• placate
• gratify
• intimate
• pacify
• conciliate
• comfort
• content
• mollify
• quiet
• console

2

as in to prosecute

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prosecute
• try
• appeal
• cite
• implicate
• summon
• book
• inform (against)
• report
• retaliate
• arraign
• call (on)
• chide
• blame
• criticize
• name
• tax
• inculpate
• rebuke
• accuse
• fault
• impugn
• reprove
• denounce
• incriminate
• condemn
• defame
• impeach
• indict
• frame
• castigate
• damn
• censure
• recriminate
• reproach
• criminate
• charge
• reprobate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vindicate
• defend
• exonerate
• absolve
• acquit
• clear
• advocate
• justify
• exculpate
• forgive
• excuse
• remit
• pardon
• champion
• shrive

Examples of sue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In July, he was sued by former employees of his Yeezy brand who accused him, Yeezy and the rapper’s former chief of staff, Milo Yiannopoulos, of fostering a toxic workplace characterized by racial discrimination, forced labor and a failure to pay employees for their work. —Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024

The following top competitor, which is not being sued, held only a 2% to 3% share of the market. —Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024

Last week, the Oklahoma ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a lawsuit against Walters’ mandate, adding to another lawsuit by Oklahoma resident Joseph Price, who sued the state on First Amendment grounds the same day Walters issued his memo. —Samantha Riedel, Them, 9 Oct. 2024

ByteDance sued to block the law, and the case was argued in front of a federal appeals court last month. —Megan Poinski, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024