Plead and Refuse

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Plead verb - To state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration.

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Refuse is an antonym for plead in beg topic.

Nearby Words: pleading, pleader

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Plead is an antonym for refuse.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

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Refuse and Plead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plead/refuse

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