Synonyms for defendant
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- litigant
Forms
- Plural
- defendants → respondents, accuseds, prisoners, suspects…
Example sentences
- accused They were accused of supplying arms to terrorists.
- prisoner Help! I’m being held prisoner in a Chinese bakery!
- respondent The first respondent failed to fill out the entire questionnaire.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| defendant | falling | |
| accused | steady | |
| prisoner | steady | |
| respondent | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- accused2, suspect2
- 8 letters
- prisoner3
- 10 letters
- respondent3, prosecutee
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (accused2 = 2 syllables).