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 The lawsuit is different from previous legal action against the president -- first, in that the plaintiffs are ordinary citizens, shifting the focus from news gatherers to news consumers, and thus implying a much larger pool of stakeholders. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026 The individual plaintiffs join the three news outlets in filing a First Amendment lawsuit against the administration. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026 The plaintiffs’ lawyers noted in their filing that at least a half dozen suits currently pending in federal court in San Francisco related to musical compositions being improperly used to train artificial intelligence. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Authentic Brands Group filed alongside a number of co-plaintiffs with ownership over Presley rights. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026 In an email sent to priests of the archdiocese on Saturday afternoon and shared with NPR, Archbishop Ronald Hicks also said the deal had not yet been signed but that an agreement had been reached with plaintiffs and their attorneys. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 Michael Bekesha, who represents the plaintiffs, says the Evanston program distributes funds based on race without specific harm identification. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Attorneys for the plaintiffs in both cases argue that Congress could ban a broad array of activities inside private homes — including cooking, gardening and remote work — under the government’s interpretation of the 19th century law. — Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 The plaintiffs, represented by the law firms Poolson Oden and Grant & Eisenhofer, alleged that Union Pacific failed to provide adequate protective equipment or warn employees about hazardous exposures. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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complainants

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On Tuesday, the fourth, fifth and sixth complainants gave evidence against Brand.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
The average reported loss among complainants 60 and older was approximately $38,500, and nearly 12,500 people in that age group reported losing more than $100,000.

— Angela Ramos, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

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