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 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 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

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When asked whether Cunningham’s supporters had received fair treatment from the WNBA, Paxton stopped short of condemning the league.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
In addition to the payments, Harvard Medical School agreed to provide families with a statement condemning Lodge’s actions and summarizing improvements made to the Anatomical Gift Program.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 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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Curtis’ office, and created online petitions denouncing Kurv’s industrial plan, garnering more than 1,000 signatures.

— Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Initially, diplomats assigned to the region sought to counter Bukele’s growing influence by sharply denouncing his anti-democratic impulses.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of denouncing

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But if convicted, the judge would have the option of sentencing him as a juvenile, as an adult or imposing a juvenile sentence that could convert to an adult sentence if he is not rehabilitated.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of sentencing

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Piker then fired back at Scholten on social media, accusing her of seeking attention and attacking him over his opposition to Zionism.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
The two sides had been due to meet Monday for preliminary discussions for a possible settlement, but Bonta called off the meeting late Sunday, after accusing Paramount of misrepresenting details of an earlier meeting held on Friday.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of accusing

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Iran has weathered near-continuous, punishing economic sanctions for nearly 50 years, since the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

— Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
The punishing financial verdicts against Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, in recent years have forced him into bankruptcy, led to some of his personal property being put up for auction and led to him leaving his Infowars platform.

— Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

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