CONVICTING Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

convicting

verb

present participle of convict

as in condemning

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

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Recent Examples of convicting Sugar’s purpose in this earthly life — to reunite lost families in the City of Angels — is crumbling under the maddening impossibility of convicting a policeman of a crime in a world where the crime is the point. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026 Aside from the one juror who voted not guilty, 11 others voted in favor of convicting King on the charge of corrupt influence retaliation against a witness, Saulter told reporters shortly after the declaration of a mistrial. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026 Millete, 44, is charged with first-degree murder, though the jurors have the option of convicting him on lesser murder or manslaughter charges. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026 On March 30, 2026, a French court sentenced the Chinese captain in absentia to one year in prison and issued an arrest warrant after convicting him of failing to comply with orders to stop his ship. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026 Ten jurors were set to enter a not-guilty verdict for 29-year-old Rinderknecht, while two others were set on convicting him. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2026 Jurors had the option of convicting Biron-Bomis on the lesser charge of second-degree murder, but entered a guilty finding on the more serious count. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 An appeals court in April sentenced Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, to four years in prison after convicting her on various charges, including receiving luxury gifts from a Unification Church official. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 The court said jurors received instructions from the trial judge that could have improperly swayed them toward convicting him. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 June 2026

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Iran and Pakistan together have forced out millions of Afghans who sought refuge in those countries, effectively condemning the women and girls among them to suffer the Taliban’s persecution.

— Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Democratic socialist candidates have unseated more moderate incumbents in primaries in Colorado, Michigan and New York while condemning actions by the state of Israel.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of condemning

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Now Washington has sharply escalated tensions by indicting the 94-year-old former Cuban president, Raúl Castro (brother of Fidel).

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 22 May 2026
Natalie Neysa Alund Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez fired back at the Justice Department for indicting Castro on Wednesday, saying the country acted in self defense in the more than three-decade-old killings.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 May 2026

Definition of indicting

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Bryant then claims that Cunningham's stance on female sports is comparable to Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem or denouncing the Fourth of July as sadistic.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Trump did strike some notes of unity, praising the Secret Service and denouncing political violence.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of denouncing

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The state should provide pathways to employment for these individuals rather than sentencing them to jail time when possible, said Sharp-Collins in the Assembly.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
After hearing an emotional testimony, Judge Delucchi upheld the jury's suggestion of the death penalty, sentencing Scott to death by lethal injection.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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Baela calls her out on this, accusing her of simply using people as tools, and Baela and her dragon are confined to the Red Keep.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Robert Carradine's family is suing over his suicide, accusing a University of California Los Angeles facility of failing to prevent his death.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of accusing

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In Tarragona, an ancient Roman port city layered with two thousand years of history on the Mediterranean coast, thousands gathered along the waterfront to wait through a punishing late-summer heatwave for just over a minute of darkness.

— Annissa Durar, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026
Big Bend National Park, Texas — The towering cliffs, jagged mountain tops, and punishing desert climate of the Big Bend region in Texas have long proved to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico.

— Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

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