sentenced

ADJECTIVE

doomed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ill-fated wrecked

STRONG

bedeviled bewitched convicted cursed damned destroyed done fated foreordained lost overthrown overwhelmed predestined ruined sunk suppressed undone unfortunate

WEAK

cut down dead duck done for ill-omened in the cards kiss of death luckless menaced que sera sera star-crossed threatened thrown down unredeemed

Antonyms

STRONG

blessed intact nice protected restored saved successful

WEAK

hopeful lucky

ADJECTIVE

guilty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convicted culpable liable remorseful responsible sorry wrong

WEAK

accusable caught censurable censured chargeable condemned conscience-stricken contrite convictable criminal damned delinquent depraved doomed erring evil felonious hangdog impeached in error in the wrong incriminated iniquitous judged licentious offending on one's head out of line proscribed regretful reprehensible rueful sheepish sinful wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good immune irresponsible right

WEAK

guiltless innocent moral sinless truthful

ADJECTIVE

punished

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chastened dismissed imprisoned penalized

STRONG

birched castigated chastised confined corrected debarred defrocked executed exiled expelled flogged grounded immured incarcerated lectured reproved scolded spanked switched whipped

Antonyms

WEAK

cleared exonerated released

Example Sentences

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The judge sentenced him to 23 years in jail.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

However, Littlejohn pleaded guilty three years ago and the Biden Justice Department sentenced him to five years in prison.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Sangha was sentenced last month to 15 years in prison.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The next year, Murdaugh was sentenced to 40 years in prison at a separate trial for federal financial crimes.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Fannie was sentenced to six months in jail, and the union did not have enough money to post her bail.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

sentenced

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