as in condemning
to find or pronounce guilty
an accused person is presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of convicting
Jurors accepted the state's narrative, convicting Duckett of murder largely based on circumstantial evidence and recommending the death penalty.
—
Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Jurors deliberated for a little under an hour before convicting Byers.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday was defrauded by former Morgan Stanley investment advisor Darryl Cohen, a Manhattan jury concluded in convicting Cohen of wire fraud and investment advisor fraud on Tuesday.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Jurors deliberated for approximately two days before convicting Goldstein of one count of tax evasion, four of eight counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, four counts of willful failure to timely pay taxes, and three counts of false statements on loan applications.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
The threats were not enough to stop jurors from convicting Williams, the reputed leader of the Mac Ballers, a violent affiliate of the Bloods gang, prosecutors said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Bishop is clearly still tormented by his role in convicting the men.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
The jury sided with the government, convicting both siblings on one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and seven counts of wire fraud.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
But a jury apparently disagreed, convicting Amiri of a civil rights violation that relied heavily on Manly-Williams’ testimony and rejecting all other charges, including conspiracy to violate civil rights.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Jurors deliberated for a little under an hour before convicting Byers.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday was defrauded by former Morgan Stanley investment advisor Darryl Cohen, a Manhattan jury concluded in convicting Cohen of wire fraud and investment advisor fraud on Tuesday.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Jurors deliberated for approximately two days before convicting Goldstein of one count of tax evasion, four of eight counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, four counts of willful failure to timely pay taxes, and three counts of false statements on loan applications.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
The threats were not enough to stop jurors from convicting Williams, the reputed leader of the Mac Ballers, a violent affiliate of the Bloods gang, prosecutors said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Bishop is clearly still tormented by his role in convicting the men.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
The jury sided with the government, convicting both siblings on one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and seven counts of wire fraud.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
But a jury apparently disagreed, convicting Amiri of a civil rights violation that relied heavily on Manly-Williams’ testimony and rejecting all other charges, including conspiracy to violate civil rights.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicting
Verb
-
Other European leaders have gone further by condemning the conflict and refusing any help at all.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
-
The board said renaming the holiday will honor the collective contributions of farm workers and their impact on communities, while also supporting survivors and condemning all forms of abuse.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
That reality makes the reports of measles inside a federal immigration detention facility in Texas not just alarming, but indicting.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
-
The lyrics went beyond Evers’ white-supremacist killer, indicting an entire system that brainwashed poor white Southerners into hatred.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Documenting and denouncing shootings and arson attacks are easy.—
Jesse Brown,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
-
Maryland Governor Wes Moore released a statement on Friday, denouncing a 30-day gas tax suspension.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Jurors convicted her of murder and related charges, sentencing her to three life terms in prison.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
-
During deliberations, the jury asked to review the lyrics twice — including just hours before sentencing Broadnax to die.—
Jamie Landers,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Separately, Meta is facing thousands of lawsuits accusing it and other social media companies of intentionally designing their products to be addictive to young people, leading to a nationwide mental health crisis.—
Diana Novak Jones,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
-
Idris Robinson, assistant professor of philosophy, is accusing school officials of violating his free speech and retaliating against him, according to the lawsuit.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
We get hit, get some adversity, miss some shots, and then just everybody starts worrying about what happened on offense and teams take advantage of it and keep punishing us.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
-
The arguments now looked back at what went wrong, forward to punishing the guilty, and perhaps to fixing what was broken.—
David Blumenthal,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Convicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicting. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
