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

The jurors are tasked only with deciding whether Sierra should be condemned to Florida’s Death Row or sentenced to life in prison for the murders of Gladys Machado, 29, and her daughters Julia Padron, 6, and Daniela Padron, 3. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the Belleville attack and called on anyone with information to contact law enforcement. — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

After Russia launched its full-scale invasion, Seoul condemned Moscow and joined Western sanctions against Russia. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

The State Department condemned the aid convoy strike without naming who was responsible. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Supporters of the action claim that walking over the plaques disrespects victims, but Jewish leaders and German officials condemned the decision as an attack on the country’s culture of remembrance. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill, who is also vice president of the Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party, condemned the decision. — Amanda Ferguson Reuters, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack, offered condolences to the victims’ families. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

But already the thought tugged at me that the scales that had turned were not celestial, but legal, the workings of the same system condemned in the camp as corrupt and broken. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026