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adjective

Definition of condemnednext
as in prohibited

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verb

past tense of condemn
1
as in denounced
to declare to be morally wrong or evil it is a sign of human progress that slavery, which was once legal in many places, is now universally condemned

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as in criticized
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of a report that condemns the working conditions in the factories of many developing countries

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as in censured
to express public or formal disapproval of the philosopher's works were once condemned by the church and placed on its list of forbidden books

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as in convicted
to find or pronounce guilty the accused was condemned by the news media even before the trial began

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as in sentenced
to impose a judicial punishment on a stern judge who does not hesitate to condemn a felon to life behind bars

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Recent Examples of condemned
Verb
Meanwhile, Dearborn residents Mohammed Hijazi and Stephanie Butler called for unity and condemned any hate speech. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Liberal commentators cheered Ossoff while conservative commentators condemned him. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 The United States — Israel’s closest ally — has condemned the ongoing siege in Qusra, now in its tenth day. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The killing of Thompson, 50, drew national attention and was widely condemned by public officials. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Other candidates in the race condemned her candidacy, and briefly considered consolidating around a single Black candidate to defeat her, but that effort failed. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 Powerful National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir condemned efforts to advance the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026 The energetic margins may be condemned by the masters of cities, but cities would not be the same without them. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026 Krishnan rightly points out that actively suppressing language ought to be condemned, but that suppression and obsolescence are wholly different. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemned
  1. forbidden
  2. denounced
  3. criticized
  4. censured
  5. convicted
  6. sentenced
  7. outlawed
  8. blamed
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  • To control the dangerous unfettered use of magic, an oversight council established ground rules on what is considered forbidden magic and the knowledge of its existence.
    — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Last November, both TMZ and CBS News reported alleged infractions, including being caught with homemade alcohol and trying to make a forbidden three-way phone call.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, VIBE.com, 24 July 2026
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  • Wasserman Schultz and Moskowitz denounced the statement at the time.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In his address, Carrillo denounced the conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center located in his district.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of denounced
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  • He has also been criticized for his commentary about women in tennis.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The ceremonial head of Cambridge on Sunday defended the university’s decision and criticized media coverage of Arday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticized
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  • Rangel, who relinquished his position as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee amid the inquiry, was eventually censured, the first time a congressman had been thusly reprimanded in public in almost three decades.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Definition of censured
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  • Lucas was convicted of fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Tunick has never been convicted of a crime, nor charged with any crime in relation to his activism against the training center.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of convicted
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  • Davis has waived his right to be sentenced by the jury, so the judge will determine the penalty if Davis is convicted.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Two other former Drive Planning executives were also sentenced this week.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sentenced
Adjective
  • It’s been nearly a decade since California voters legalized recreational cannabis, but production and sales remain outlawed in most of the state — and the black market dominates.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.
    — Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Definition of outlawed
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  • The 2015-16 El Niño pattern was blamed for record beach erosion along California’s coast.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In the climate debate, low- and middle-income countries have often been blamed for rising emissions, while the vastly greater historical contribution of wealthy nations is treated as yesterday’s story.
    — Peter Beyer, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
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