Definitions

condemn

[kuhn-dem] / kənˈdɛm /

VERB

blame, convict

Synonyms

STRONGEST

castigate censure chide criticize decry denounce punish sentence

STRONG

adjudge belittle damn deprecate depreciate disapprove disparage doom frame judge knock name pronounce proscribe reprehend reproach reprobate reprove skin upbraid

WEAK

blow whistle on call down come down on denunciate find fault with find guilty hang something on lay at one's door let have it pass sentence on pin it on point finger at put away put down send up send up the river thumbs down on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve compliment laud praise

STRONG

build up commend endorse exalt sanction

WEAK

absolve acquit clear discharge exonerate free pardon release set free

Example Sentences

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Condemn salary cap antics and coaching changes by the Golden Knights all you want.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023

In July 1966, King placed a full-page ad in the New York Times headlined “It is Not Enough to Condemn Black Power.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023

I can give a brilliant, witty speech, and in some environments, the questions are like, “But do you support Hamas, Hezbollah or al-Qaeda? How can women wear the hijab? What about the burqa? Condemn extremism.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022

Condemn him, if that’s how you feel, for going about it the wrong way.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2017

Condemn it because it sends down stifling darkness, sucks the life from grass, and whitens the sapling leaf for trifling, fluttering friends?

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

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