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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Pike and her boyfriend were convicted in the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, their classmate at Knoxville Job Corps. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Holmes was convicted by a federal jury in 2022 of wire fraud and conspiracy for lying to investors about her blood-testing company, Theranos. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 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 For example, Scott Peterson was convicted of murder without a weapon in evidence. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Less than a quarter of those arrested had been convicted of a crime. — Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 In May, a jury in Florida convicted four men in the killing, and at least five others have pleaded guilty and are serving life sentences. — Evens Sanon, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026 At least nine people so far have been convicted at trial or through guilty pleas. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 21 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 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

Definition of condemned

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Holmes was convicted in 2022 on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, sentenced to 11 years in prison, and lost an appeal.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Griffin was ultimately sentenced to four years in prison and fined $50,000.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of sentenced

Verb

Cole’s lawyers have also advanced Kerkhoff as an alternative suspect, while Baker is accused of falsely identifying her as the bomber.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
David Hearn, the former Olympics canoeist accused of damaging Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before prosecutors dropped the case, cannot be recharged, a judge has ruled.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of accused

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Sticking to sports commentators, Jemele Hill immediately denounced Charlie Kirk as a racist days after his murder.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
El-Sayed has repeatedly denounced political or religious violence of any kind and antisemitism specifically.

— Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of denounced

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The relationship with the older woman ended after it was discovered, but the only person punished for it was the ethics officer who first reported the situation; he was caught up in accusations and counteraccusations for years.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Looking at the past mishaps sparked by high rates, the banking sector is typically punished the hardest.

— Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of punished

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The driver, identified as 54-year-old Robert Delorenzo of Stratford, was arrested and charged with reckless driving, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and failure to stop on the right side of the road.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
She is charged with misdemeanor filing a false report to police, an arrest warrant says.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

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