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 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 The jury deliberated for less than three hours before convicting Anthony on Tuesday, and later sentenced him to 35 years in prison. — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Cassidy’s vote in favor of convicting the president after his 2021 impeachment has shadowed him since. — Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 17 May 2026

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Over the past month, more than 900 people signed an online petition condemning the project as too big and intrusive for the nearby area.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Speakers also explored the intersection between faith and democratic values, condemning discriminatory law enforcement practices and cutbacks of voting rights.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

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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

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The Times has since issued a statement denouncing the subpoenas.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
During Democratic presidencies, which the DSA mostly spends denouncing the occupant of the Oval Office as a sellout, Democratic loyalists have less patience for factional complaints.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Definition of denouncing

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Wednesday is sentencing day for Rex Heuermann, long the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case that has loomed over Long Island for more than three decades.

— Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 17 June 2026
This week, a jury in McKinney, Texas convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony of murder, sentencing him to 35 years in prison for the killing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in April 2025.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026

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Some of the center's health workers and those working on the ground began striking last week, accusing authorities of failing to pay their wages since the outbreak began.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Her effort to reshape coverage has been met with a series of controversies, including firings and fiery resignations by CBS journalists accusing her of bias, which the network and Weiss deny.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026

Definition of accusing

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As evidence of this theme across the whole tournament, the same rotations can be found in the second group game, against Saudi Arabia — punishing the opposition in wide areas with opposite movements to drag players out of position.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The Greek myths are rife with petty and meddlesome deities squabbling, playing favorites, punishing harshly, and otherwise wreaking havoc on the lives of mortal men.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026

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