Synonyms of condemned

condemned 1 of 2

adjective

as in prohibited

Related Words

• prohibited
• proscribed
• forbidden
• outlawed
• barred
• cursed
• discouraged
• illegal
• unclean
• unauthorized
• banned
• disallowed
• pernicious
• interdicted
• ungodly
• cussed
• ugly
• depraved
• pestilential
• debased
• corrupt
• unwholesome
• noxious
• perverted
• degenerate
• debauched
• defiling
• sick
• dissolute
• reprehensible
• censurable
• execrable
• libertine
• blameworthy
• reprobate
• unhealthy
• objectionable
• miserable
• scrofulous
• loose
• unprincipled
• wretched
• offensive
• infamous
• obscene
• blamable
• fallen
• unscrupulous
• cruel
• lousy
• low-minded
• erring
• atrocious
• errant
• improper
• incorrect
• despicable
• disreputable
• indecent
• contemptible
• ignoble
• unbecoming
• indecorous
• unseemly
• vulgar
• infernal
• naughty
• sordid
• ill
• snide
• mean
• evil-minded
• base
• dirty
• nasty
• low

Dissimilar Words

• permitted
• moral
• righteous
• right
• honorable
• virtuous
• good
• just
• legitimate
• sublime
• ethical
• high
• upright
• elevated
• endorsed
• honest
• noble
• decent
• authorized
• approved
• permissible
• legal
• licensed
• sanctioned
• promoted
• principled
• supported
• allowed
• reputable
• scrupulous
• lofty
• encouraged
• correct
• proper
• clean
• exemplary
• high-minded
• blameless
• decent
• perfect
• commendable
• creditable
• white
• guiltless
• seemly
• decorous
• worthy
• law-abiding
• innocent
• pure
• respected
• abetted
• unobjectionable
• immaculate
• venerable
• irreproachable
• spotless
• esteemed
• chaste
• inoffensive
• incorruptible
• unerring
• wholesome
• uncorrupted
• unfallen
• squeaky-clean
• lily-white
• upstanding

condemned

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denounced
• criticized
• blamed
• attacked
• decried
• censured
• anathematized
• execrated
• reprobated
• damned
• sentenced
• convicted
• reprehended
• faulted
• doomed
• disparaged
• panned
• hated
• excommunicated
• belittled
• slammed
• ostracized
• knocked
• admonished
• chastised
• scolded
• blacklisted
• blasted
• abhorred
• rebuked
• deprecated
• upbraided
• berated
• detested
• reprimanded
• loathed
• reviled
• castigated
• dispraised
• reproached
• raked
• reproved
• cursed
• lambasted
• vituperated
• dissed
• abominated
• chid
• imprecated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• blessed
• praised
• applauded
• lauded
• commended
• extolled
• exalted
• hailed
• glorified
• saluted
• acclaimed
• honored
• consecrated
• touted
• sanctified
• eulogized
• revered
• venerated
• hallowed

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticized
• blamed
• denounced
• faulted
• knocked
• attacked
• censured
• slammed
• panned
• scolded
• tweaked
• reprehended
• complained
• slagged
• found fault (with)
• lashed
• kicked
• slashed
• dispraised
• blasted
• dissed
• admonished
• assailed
• came down hard (on)
• muttered
• took to task
• murmured
• reprimanded
• skewered
• grumbled
• crucified
• clobbered
• whined
• moaned
• rebuked
• decried
• upbraided
• berated
• excoriated
• derided
• pilloried
• growled
• disparaged
• groused
• nicked (at)
• bitched
• sniped (at)
• reproached
• griped
• beefed
• castigated
• reproved
• quibbled
• belittled
• lambasted
• flayed
• gibbeted
• carped
• crabbed
• niggled
• caviled
• chid
• bellyached
• drubbed
• croaked
• hammered
• kvetched
• keelhauled
• discommended
• bad-mouthed
• fussed
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• approved
• recommended
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• extolled
• commended
• lauded

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• censured
• denounced
• reprimanded
• punished
• criticized
• scolded
• rebuked
• admonished
• called to account
• reproached
• reproved
• brought to account
• objurgated
• chastised
• upbraided
• berated
• disparaged
• castigated
• lectured
• ragged
• cut up
• belittled
• flayed
• chewed out
• told off
• lambasted
• bawled out
• railed (at or against)
• dressed down
• keelhauled
• gibbeted
• depreciated
• deprecated
• scored
• rated
• jawed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cited
• endorsed
• commended
• honored
• applauded
• hailed
• approved
• praised
• acclaimed
• sanctioned
• blessed
• lauded
• eulogized

4

as in convicted

to find or pronounce guilty

the accused was condemned by the news media even before the trial began

Synonyms & Similar Words

• convicted
• denounced
• sentenced
• accused
• indicted
• punished
• charged
• impeached
• rebuked
• censured
• arraigned
• admonished
• reprimanded
• damned
• reproached
• penalized
• chastised
• reproved
• castigated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acquitted
• vindicated
• exonerated
• cleared
• cited
• absolved
• endorsed
• commended
• approved
• exculpated
• sanctioned
• blessed

5

as in sentenced

to impose a judicial punishment on

a stern judge who does not hesitate to condemn a felon to life behind bars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentenced
• doomed
• punished
• damned
• adjudged
• judged
• penalized
• found
• decreed
• ruled
• disciplined
• chastised
• corrected
• censured
• resolved
• castigated
• opined
• determined
• chastened
• concluded
• decided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pardoned
• reprieved

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of condemned

Verb

At the time, the league said there were no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA and condemned attempts to use the subject to demean or marginalize others. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The term has since become a shorthand for antisemitic depictions of greed and has been condemned for elevating offensive stereotypes about Jewish people. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Mélenchon, leader of the France Unbowed party, has denounced police tactics against high-school students — in one incident a 15-year-old student had his hand torn off by a police grenade — but has condemned protester violence. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

El Salvador’s representative to the United Nations condemned the attack, detailing the ambush for members of the Security Council. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Rights groups have condemned the deportations, saying returnees – particularly the Rohingya, a Muslim minority group that accounts for most of Malaysia’s refugees – will face violence, persecution, and forced conscription. — Lindsey McGinnis, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026

Alexandre Bompard, chief executive of Carrefour and president of the Federation of Commerce and Retail (FCD), condemned the violence. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

Intermarché condemned the food waste and financial losses resulting from the attack, without providing figures. — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Several New York City officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, condemned ICE's actions and called on the federal government to remove them from the city. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026