Definitions

sentence

[sen-tns] / ˈsɛn tns /

NOUN

punishing decree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

censure decision edict judgment order penalty punishment ruling term verdict

STRONG

book clock condemnation determination dictum doom fall getup hitch jolt knock pronouncement rap sleep stretch time trick vacation

WEAK

considered opinion sending up the river

Antonyms

STRONGEST

encouragement indecision praise reward

WEAK

accusation charge

VERB

decide punishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blame condemn confine convict imprison incarcerate jail penalize punish

STRONG

adjudge adjudicate damn denounce devote doom impound judge ordain proscribe railroad rule settle

WEAK

mete out pass judgment put away put on ice send to prison send up the river take the fall throw the book at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exonerate free let go liberate pardon praise release reward

STRONG

commend

WEAK

accuse blame charge

Example Sentences

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The sentencing came a day after the couple were arrested again as they were heading to a court hearing to face the charges.

From Barron's

"Before we had finished the sentence, we came around the corner and saw it. We knew within five minutes that we wanted to buy it."

From BBC

Their sentencing came a day after Pakistani police arrested the couple as they headed to a court hearing in the capital.

From Barron's

She was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity by a court in Dhaka in November, and her former ruling party, once the country's most popular, has been outlawed.

From Barron's

Kelson’s memento mori, in its way, adds dignity to what is otherwise a sentence to nothingness.

From Salon

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