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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Hasan was convicted of carrying out the attack, which killed 14 people at the Texas military base, including an unborn baby, before a military jury and was sentenced to death in 2013. — Robert Blankenship, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026 The White House has formally sent Congress proposed legislation that would impose mandatory minimum sentences on those convicted of fraud involving federal benefit programs, according to a copy of it seen by Semafor. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The former American Idol contestant and church worship leader convicted of murdering his wife and staging the scene to look like a burglary was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026 He was also convicted of bank robbery in New York in 2016, according to court records. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 One increased the probation term for anyone convicted of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Jair Bolsonaro, now under humanitarian house arrest for health reasons, is barred from running and is serving a 27-year sentence after being convicted of attempting a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 Thompson was convicted after a five-day jury trial for the October 2024 assault and shooting, said a release by the State's Attorney's Office. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 If convicted of arson, Washburn and Elder each face up to seven years in prison. — Kansas City Star, 28 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

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Barry Jefferson, president of the NAACP Arkansas State Conference, has condemned the Sanders ad for reducing low-income people to a stereotype where poverty is seen as a flaw.

— Laura Turbay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Jim Desmond, a Republican running for an open congressional seat representing parts of San Diego County, condemned the remarks on social media.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of condemned

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Caleb Flynn, a pastor who competed on American Idol season 12, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, AP News reports.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
On July 23, 2025, Hippler sentenced him to four consecutive terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus another 10 years, as part of a plea deal in which Kohberger avoided the death penalty.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of sentenced

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In her final interview of the season, Clark denounced the hateful messages Mitchell says she's received on social media and urged the soon-to-be free agent to stay with the Indiana Fever for one more season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Congressional candidate Mai Vang was denounced by a fellow Sacramento City Council member Wednesday over her upcoming campaign fundraising stream with socialist streamer Hasan Piker.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of denounced

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Owners have been previously punished for violating the personal conduct policy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, in England and the United States and across continental Europe, statutes that punished idleness sharpened into vagrancy laws that gave police discretionary power to identify when a form of nonaction constituted criminal disorder.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of punished

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Last week prosecutors charged Kerry with preparing terrorist acts, including against Farage, between May 2024 and the day Widdecombe was killed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Griffith and management were never charged, and the three men accused of trafficking the runaway girl — and stealing her tips — were arrested.

— David Goodhue October 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

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