CONVICTED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in condemned

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verb

past tense of convict

as in sentenced

to find or pronounce guilty an accused person is presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law

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Beyond the nine murders for which the group was officially convicted, investigators and prosecutors have long believed the true victim count was much higher. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Lich, who was tried and convicted in connection with the protests and is still under house arrest, has shifted her energies to Alberta separatism. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 In 2025, Madigan was convicted on federal corruption charges involving schemes that used his political power to steer business to his law firm. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 He was convicted of felony domestic violence/assault in Seattle in 2006, an arrest warrant says. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026 The film is also Diop’s first narrative film, taking the court case of Fabienne Kabou, a Senegalese French woman who was ultimately convicted of murder for drowning her child, as inspiration. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The two Americans were convicted but refused to return to Brazil and the US would not extradite them. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 At Lam's initial court appearance, a prosecutor estimated that federal sentencing guidelines could call for a prison term of at least 14 years if he is convicted. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 She was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicted

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Jim Trusty, the lawyer for Rozier, excoriated the league after a hearing Wednesday that served as a status update on Rozier’s case, as well as the other three defendants who remain indicted alongside him.

— Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 11 June 2026
The conservative-leaning New York Post has also reported Wahhaj was listed as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of indicted

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The jury, which is tasked with deciding whether Sierra should be condemned to Florida’s Death Row or sentenced to life in prison, is still being selected as of Tuesday.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Lucas condemned the highest Arapaho ceremony The sundance marks a time of connection, offering and collective renewal.

— Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of condemned

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Syria's military criminal court sentenced the soldier to 20 years in prison Thursday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
His arrest occurred the same day a Bronx judge sentenced a man who was convicted of a 2001 rape with the help of genetic genealogy, officials said.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of sentenced

Verb

Unable to picture evil as anything other than devilish, critics accused Arendt of excusing the perpetrators and blaming the victims.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Human rights groups and United Nations officials have accused the Syrian government of widespread abuses in its detention facilities, including torture and arbitrary detention of thousands of people, in many cases without informing their families.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of accused

Verb

But several people who spoke during the board meeting commended students who took part in the walkout and asked they not be punished for their advocacy.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
No detainees were being punished, officials said, and the small boxes didn’t exist.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of punished

Verb

At the conclusion of the three-day inquest, Lizzie was arrested and charged in the double murder of her father and stepmother.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Last October, investigators with the Vernon Police Department arrested Pietras and charged him with 20 counts of second-degree larceny and 60 counts of intent to defraud funeral service contracts.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

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