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 The jury deadlocked 11-1, with Desronvil standing alone in favor of convicting Clancy rather than accepting her insanity defense, prompting Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial. — Brittany Miller , Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 In convicting the company, Principal Magistrate David Cheung pointed to the firm's requirement for its approval before Cheng ran for election for the union's leadership role. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 After deliberating further, the jury unanimously reached a not-guilty verdict on that charge, while convicting him of other charges. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 Jurors in Las Vegas deliberated for about three hours Monday before convicting Davis, 63, of first-degree murder. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 His team claimed that pink, Brooks’ favorite color, would sway the jury into convicting him. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 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

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Diplomats and rights advocates are condemning Turkey’s crackdown on LGBT organizations and individuals, and protesters demonstrated Friday outside Turkish missions in the United States and Europe.

— Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
The two rituals have unfolded in parallel since the Christian church’s pastor, Sarah Lucas, preached a sermon condemning Arapaho ceremonial ways.

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

Definition of condemning

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The decision came on the heels of a Haitian investigation indicting Sanon and 50 others in connection with the July 7, 2021, assassination.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Observers say prosecutors could again ask for further police investigation, rather than indicting Bang immediately.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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French President Emanuel Macron delivered a briefing to the candidates running to succeed him so disturbing that even the far-right National Rally’s leaders emerged denouncing Russian hybrid attacks.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
El-Sayed's campaign sent a reporter a question asking if Rogers, given his comments about denouncing terrorists, planned to publicly denounce the remark.

— Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of denouncing

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Then 28, Steen was a groundskeeper at nearby Myers Park Country Club who had been out on parole following sentencing for a series of car break-ins, The Charlotte Observer reported at the time.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Michael Douglas, in a letter to a federal judge who was considering sentencing his son Cameron on drug charges, pleaded for mercy in 2010.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

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In a funny way, the musicians point out, the punishing economics of the modern record business can be viewed as a creative boon.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Yet, punishing such authoritarian lawbreakers for their domestic and international crimes is essential, in my view.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of punishing

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