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begging request n.
excuse, defense n.

NOUN

begging request

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal application entreaty overture petition prayer solicitation suit

STRONG

imprecation intercession orison supplication

WEAK

imploration round robin

Antonyms

STRONGEST

demand

WEAK

answer decision reply sentence

NOUN

excuse, defense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action allegation apology argument claim explanation pleading

STRONG

alibi cause extenuation justification mitigation out palliation pretext rationalization right story vindication whitewash

WEAK

cop-out fish tale song and dance

Antonyms

STRONG

truth

WEAK

answer decision reply sentence

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pleas

Whatever was going on, nobody responded to Alcaraz’s desperate pleas for help and the shouts of the other inmates.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

But his pleas for personal trust ring hollow.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

When Savitt informed Wachtell leadership that he and five other partners would be leaving for Gibson Dunn, people familiar with the conversations said leaders made emotional pleas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Over the course of months, investigators made a couple of detentions and conducted a few searches as the Guthrie family made a series of emotional pleas to the kidnappers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

None of his pleas could move the desk sergeant.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater