Synonyms of convicting

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• condemning
• indicting
• denouncing
• sentencing
• accusing
• punishing
• charging
• impeaching
• rebuking
• damning
• reproving
• admonishing
• arraigning
• reprimanding
• penalizing
• censuring
• reproaching
• chastising
• castigating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vindicating
• exonerating
• clearing
• absolving
• citing
• endorsing
• acquitting
• commending
• approving
• exculpating
• sanctioning
• blessing

Example Sentences

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