CONVICT Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

kən-ˈvikt

Definition of convict

as in to condemn

to find or pronounce guilty an accused person is presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law

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noun

ˈkän-ˌvikt

as in prisoner

a person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence a warning that the three escaped convicts were armed and dangerous

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Czolgosz, having been convicted of murder, was executed in the electric chair within two months of the incident. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 His wife and daughter, two brothers and a brother-in-law were convicted as accomplices. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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The new bill has a broader base of legislative support and instead uses the preference distinction to incentivize hiring former convicts as opposed to the 15% quota. — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 The group also wants to abolish the Electoral College, expand the size of the House of Representatives, and allow convicts and noncitizens to vote. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for convict

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There, the tyrannical February has condemned its inhabitants to eternal winter and forbids them from flying, while a masked resistance movement known as The Solution fights to restore light and freedom.

— Alexandra Patterson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
His government has consistently avoided criticizing Morocco, but Sánchez condemned comments from two Moroccan ministers questioning the sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla, another Spain's other territory in North Africa.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of condemn

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This was discontinued when SOE chiefs realized that a dagger would be the first thing taken from a prisoner.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
West Virginia was one of a few states – alongside Maryland and Texas – to receive these excess urban prisoners.

— Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of prisoner

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Yorgen Fenech, a prominent Maltese businessman, was indicted in 2021 on charges of complicity and criminal conspiracy.

— Kevin Schembri Orland, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Castro turned 95 in June, just days after he was indicted in Miami for the deaths of four men during the 1996 shootdown of a plane of the Cuban exile organization Brothers to the Rescue.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

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In his request for additional funding, Soptic said not funding more sheriff’s office personnel at this point could present serious safety concerns, including for inmates and deputies at the county’s jail.

— Sofi Zeman August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Like all inmates awaiting execution, Duncan remained in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day.

— Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was blindsided on Tuesday when two members of his caucus voted with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to put a resolution denouncing socialism on the floor for a full vote.

— Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026
During the news conference, Sheinbaum denounced the idea that the music contest was a form of censorship.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of denounce

Verb

If, as Jimmy Connors has said, tennis is boxing at ninety feet—a lonely battle of wills that punishes the slightest lapse in concentration—Eala’s southpaw forehand drives resemble Pacquiao’s blazing left hooks.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
If the teams refuse to enroll the players who benefit from the TRO, those players could petition Hoffman to clarify that his order also blocks the SEC from punishing schools.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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