Synonyms of 'condemn'

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1 (verb) in the sense of denounce

to express strong disapproval of

Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence.

Synonyms

denounce

The leaders took the opportunity to denounce the attacks.

damn

You can't damn him for his beliefs.

criticize

His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children.

disapprove

My mother disapproved of my working in a pub.

censure

I would not presume to censure him for his views.

diss (slang, mainly US)

reprove

Women were reproved if they did not wear hats.

upbraid

Eleanor upbraided him for things he'd left undone.

reprobate

excoriate (literary)

reprehend

blame

I do not blame them for trying to make some money.

flame (informal)

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Opposites

big up (slang, mainly Caribbean)

2 (verb) in the sense of sentence

to pronounce sentence on in a court of law

He was condemned to life imprisonment.

Synonyms

sentence

A military court sentenced him to death in his absence.

convict

There was sufficient evidence to convict him.

damn

doom

That argument was the one that doomed their marriage.

pass sentence on

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Opposites

free

liberate

acquit

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blame

I do not blame them for trying to make some money.

Synonyms

criticize,

charge,

tax,

blast,

condemn,

flame (informal),

put down,

disapprove of,

censure,

reproach,

chide,

admonish,

tear into (informal),

diss (slang, US),

find fault with,

reprove,

upbraid,

lambast(e),

reprehend,

express disapprobation of

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in the sense of censure

to criticize (someone or something) severely

I would not presume to censure him for his views.

Synonyms

criticize,

blame,

abuse,

condemn,

carpet (informal),

flame (informal),

denounce,

put down,

slate (informal, US),

rebuke,

reprimand,

reproach,

scold,

berate,

castigate,

chide,

tear into (informal),

diss (slang, US),

blast,

read the riot act,

reprove,

upbraid,

slap on the wrist,

damn,

lambast(e),

bawl out (informal),

excoriate,

rap over the knuckles,

chew out (US, Canadian, informal),

tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal),

give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal),

reprehend

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in the sense of convict

to declare (someone) guilty of an offence

There was sufficient evidence to convict him.

Synonyms

find guilty,

sentence,

condemn,

imprison,

pronounce guilty

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Nearby words of 'condemn'

concur
concurrent
concussion
condemn
condemnation
condemnatory
condensation
All ENGLISH synonyms that begin with 'C'

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Thesaurus for condemn from the Collins English Thesaurus

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Reporting speech

There are two ways of writing down or reporting what was said on any occasion. We can repeat the actual words used( direct speech), Monica said, ‘There’s nothing we can do about it.’ or we can buil...