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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As Vanity Fair reported at the time, the article led to an all-hands meeting at The Times where some staffers questioned the choice to run a soft profile on a woman who had been convicted of fraud and was about to head to prison. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026 Holmes was convicted of fraud in 2018 and sentenced to just over 11 years in federal prison, commencing in May 2023. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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Nor could Grossman write about collaborators or the punishment battalions composed of convicts that were used as cannon fodder (one of many parallels between the conduct of the Soviet army and the present-day Russian military in Ukraine). — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Another world premiere comes from Enkelejd Lluca and Blood Money, an Albanian boxing drama about an ex-convict called Arion drawn into a brutal underground fighting arena. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for convict

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The brazen, unmasked calls to erase Israel triggered fierce bipartisan backlash from lawmakers condemning the rising wave of open extremism.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
State election groups condemned the mailings, saying staff should not fear for their safety.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of condemn

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Constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment prohibit deliberate indifference to prisoners’ medical needs.

— Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Offering the Black Panther salute in tribute to the six Black prisoners found dead at Attica Prison, during the funeral held in Brooklyn.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of prisoner

Verb

Kelly Elizabeth Shea pleaded guilty to misdemeanor obstruction of justice in a plea deal Wednesday afternoon, and a judge sentenced her to a year of probation and community service.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
Deller was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday after the jury deliberated for over an hour and was sentenced to life in prison.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of sentence

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Running errands and a real estate con What follows comes from the referee’s report and the probable cause affidavits after Morin and Corcoran’s arrests.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
Spanning two continents, the show — based on an incredible true story — delves into what happens when what begins as a simple con turns into one of the largest cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes in history.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of con

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In October, a Newton County grand jury indicted 43-year-old Taiesha Wilson on charges of malice murder, murder, concealing the death of another, identity theft, and more.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
He was also indicted on state security fraud charges in 2015 and federal fraud charges in 2016.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of indict

Noun

The Sheriff’s Office did not provide further information in the video and news release about the inmate’s tip.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Fewer than half of the 170,000 inmates released from California prisons between 2015 and 2019 found jobs, and many of those jobs were temporary, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.

— Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of inmate

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Many fans sympathized with Clarkson’s shopping experience and took to social media to denounce the actions taken by the shop.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
If the main predictor of racial disparities in prison is poverty, then denouncing police and prosecutors as racist won't shrink those gaps.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of denounce

Verb

At the root of the crisis is inadequate laws to punish offenders and a poor judicial system, activists say.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Yeah, this is my PhD work, focused on the ways in which soybeans, so legumes, are able to discriminate and actually punish.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

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