PLAINTIFFS Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

plaintiffs

noun

plural of plaintiff

as in complainants

the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another the judge ruled that the plaintiff's lawsuit was groundless, and he dismissed it

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Recent Examples of plaintiffs In doing so, the plaintiffs argued, the OCC is acting beyond the powers given to the agency. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 While court documents show there have been settlement discussions in some of the cases, some plaintiffs’ attorneys say the pace has been agonizingly slow—or nonexistent. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The plaintiffs are represented by attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation of Florida, the Community Justice Project, and two other firms. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 But in the Colorado case that athletic departments across the country are closely watching, the plaintiffs have not been granted an additional portal window. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 While court documents show there have been settlement discussions in some of the cases, some plaintiffs’ attorneys say the pace has been agonizingly slow — or nonexistent. — Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 Balfour-Browne and other plaintiffs bought more than $13 million worth of Meta Eagle Club NFTs based on Yosef’s work and were promised benefits in return, says the suit. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The plaintiffs claim Trump violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 Randy Mastro, the former first deputy mayor under Mamdani’s predecessor Eric Adams and a vocal critic of the incumbent mayor, represented the plaintiffs. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

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complainants

Noun

None of the six complainants can be identified for legal reasons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Kent Walker, the company's president of global affairs, called the ruling 'product degradation driven by a small group of self-serving complainants' and said compliance means stripping out real-time features like instant hotel pricing.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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