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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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 Jurors convicted Richard Allen of murder in 2024 in the deaths of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, known as Abby and Libby. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 Federal court records out of North Carolina indicate an Ericka Lomick was convicted in 2011 of mortgage fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of a plea deal. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026 Two juries in Chicago and New York City convicted Kelly of a series of heinous crimes involving minors and child pornography. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 The Hennepin County Attorney's Office is asking for a sentencing reduction for a man convicted for his role in the 2011 drive-by shooting death of a 13-year-old boy. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 21 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 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

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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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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
Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski condemned receiver Drake London’s verbal back-and-forth interaction with a fan during the team’s 34-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 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

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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

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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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