lawsuit

The word “lawsuit” has 2 syllables: law-suit

It's pronounced as /ˈlɑː.suːt/


What is synonym and antonym for lawsuit?

In the thesaurus, “lawsuit” has 26 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for lawsuit along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for lawsuit

  • accusation
  • action
  • argument
  • arraignment
  • assumpsit
  • bill
  • case
  • cause
  • claim
  • complaint
  • contest
  • counterclaim
  • countersuit
  • cross action
  • cross-claim
  • dispute
  • impeachment
  • indictment
  • litigation
  • presentment
  • proceeding
  • proceedings
  • prosecution
  • replevin
  • suit
  • trial

Meanings of lawsuit

  • noun
    1. In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

Example Sentences

  • The company filed a lawsuit against its competitor for copyright infringement.
  • He decided to settle the lawsuit out of court to avoid further legal fees.
  • The class-action lawsuit involved thousands of customers who were overcharged.
  • A lawsuit was launched after the builder failed to complete the project on time.
  • The victim's family filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for damages.

On this page you'll find 26 synonyms or another words to lawsuit, such as: accusation, action, argument, arraignment, assumpsit, bill, case.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

impeachment

  • accusation
  • action
  • allegation
  • animadversion
  • argument
  • arraignment
  • assumpsit
  • attack
  • attribution
  • beef
  • bill
  • bill of indictment
  • blame
  • blast
  • bum rap
  • case
  • castigation
  • cause
  • censure
  • charge
  • chiding
  • citation
  • claim
  • complaint
  • condemnation
  • contest
  • count
  • counteraccusation
  • countercharge
  • counterclaim
  • court action
  • court martial
  • crimination
  • criticism
  • cross-examination
  • degradation
  • denouncement
  • denunciation
  • depreciation
  • detention
  • diatribe
  • dido
  • disapprobation
  • disapproval
  • discharge
  • disfavor
  • dismissal
  • disparagement
  • displacement
  • dispute
  • ejection
  • expostulation
  • exprobation
  • findings
  • gripe
  • habeas corpus
  • hearing
  • implication
  • imputation
  • incrimination
  • inculpation
  • indictment
  • insinuation
  • invective
  • justifiable charge
  • lawsuit
  • litigation
  • objurgation
  • obloquy
  • opposition
  • overthrow
  • plea
  • presentment
  • proceedings
  • prosecution
  • rap
  • rebuke
  • recrimination
  • remonstrance
  • removal
  • replevin
  • reprehension
  • reprimand
  • reproach
  • reprobation
  • reproof
  • repudiation
  • roar
  • rumble
  • seizure
  • slur
  • squawk
  • statement
  • stink
  • suit
  • summons
  • tirade
  • trial
  • tribunal
  • unfrocking
  • warrant
  • writ

action

  • accomplishment
  • achievement
  • act
  • activity
  • address
  • adventure
  • affectation
  • aggressiveness
  • agility
  • air
  • alacrity
  • alertness
  • ambition
  • ambitiousness
  • amenity
  • animation
  • arc
  • argument
  • aspect
  • assertiveness
  • attack
  • attainment
  • attitude
  • attribute
  • ballgame
  • battle
  • bearing
  • behavior
  • big idea
  • bit
  • business
  • bustle
  • carriage
  • case
  • cause
  • characteristic
  • civility
  • claim
  • coaction
  • combat
  • commotion
  • complaint
  • comportment
  • conduct
  • conflict
  • contest
  • convention
  • counterclaim
  • countersuit
  • courtesy
  • cross action
  • cross-claim
  • custom
  • dash
  • deal
  • dealing
  • dealings
  • decorum
  • deed
  • demeanor
  • deportment
  • design
  • development
  • distinctiveness
  • doing
  • drive
  • duty
  • effort
  • emprise
  • encounter
  • energy
  • engagement
  • enterprise
  • etiquette
  • execution
  • exercise
  • exertion
  • experience
  • exploit
  • fashion
  • feat
  • field
  • fight
  • fighting
  • fire
  • firefight
  • flurry
  • force
  • form
  • formality
  • fray
  • functioning
  • game
  • gest
  • geste
  • go
  • grit
  • gumption
  • habit
  • habitude
  • handiwork
  • happening
  • hardihood
  • hoopla
  • hopper
  • hostilities
  • hustle
  • in the works
  • industry
  • initiative
  • killer instinct
  • lawsuit
  • life
  • litigation
  • liveliness
  • look
  • maneuver
  • manipulation
  • manners
  • mark
  • measure
  • mien
  • mode
  • mores
  • motion
  • move
  • movement
  • mythos
  • occupation
  • oddity
  • operation
  • operations
  • outline
  • overambitiousness
  • pattern
  • peculiarity
  • pep
  • performance
  • pitched battle
  • plan
  • plot
  • pluck
  • poise
  • politeness
  • pose
  • posture
  • power
  • practice
  • practise
  • presence
  • procedure
  • proceeding
  • process
  • proposition
  • proprieties
  • prosecution
  • protocol
  • racket
  • reaction
  • response
  • rules
  • rush
  • scene
  • scheme
  • self-reliance
  • service
  • single combat
  • singularity
  • skirmish
  • snap
  • spirit
  • spunk
  • starch
  • step
  • stir
  • story
  • story line
  • strangeness
  • stroke
  • stunt
  • style
  • subject
  • subplot
  • suit
  • tactic
  • theme
  • thing
  • thrust
  • trait
  • transaction
  • trick
  • turmoil
  • undertaking
  • uniqueness
  • vigor
  • vim
  • vitality
  • vivacity
  • warfare
  • weirdness
  • wont
  • work

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