CONDEMNED Synonyms: 305 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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verb

past tense of condemn

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

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China’s excessive work culture became such a problem that it was condemned by the country’s top court in 2021. —

Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 May 2026 Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack and offered condolences to the victims’ families in a statement. —

Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 As the Nuggets just proved, those who can’t quite remember the past are too often condemned to repeat it. —

Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 May 2026 McLaughlin later condemned Billie Eilish in a statement given to Billboard. —

Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 Trump condemned Roberts and the five other justices who ruled against him on tariffs and made an unsubstantiated claim that the court was swayed by foreign interests. —

Andrew Chung, USA Today, 7 May 2026 The Australian government has condemned the women for supporting Islamic State militants by traveling to Syria and refused to help repatriate them. —

ABC News, 7 May 2026 Residents in the region say they have been targeted by a coalition led by an escaped prisoner who had been condemned to life in prison before escaping. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026 But Monday afternoon Lamont campaign Political Director Rob Blanchard condemned the image. —

Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemned

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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 July 2025
The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.

— Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025