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Synonyms for sentence
ˈsɛn tnssen·tence

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Wiktionary3.0 / 5 votes

  1. sentencenoun

    Synonyms:
    verdict, conviction

  2. sentencenoun

    One's opinion; manner of thinking.

    The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine.

    Synonyms:
    verdict, conviction

  3. sentencenoun

    Someone's pronounced opinion or judgment on a given question.

    Synonyms:
    verdict, conviction

  4. sentencenoun

    The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.

    The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second.

    Synonyms:
    conviction, verdict

  5. sentencenoun

    The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.

    The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous cattle rustler.

    Synonyms:
    conviction, verdict

  6. sentencenoun

    A saying, especially form a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm.

    Synonyms:
    verdict, conviction

  7. sentencenoun

    A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied, and typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop.

    The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard.

    Synonyms:
    verdict, conviction

  8. sentencenoun

    A formula with no free variables.

    Synonyms:
    verdict, conviction

  9. sentencenoun

    Any of the set of strings that can be generated by a given formal grammar.

    Synonyms:
    conviction, verdict

English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 4 votes

  1. sentence

    To condemn is to pass judicial sentence or render judgment or decision against. We may censure silently; we condemn ordinarily by open and formal utterance. Condemn is more final than blame or censure; a condemned criminal has had his trial; a condemned building can not stand; a condemned ship can not sail. A person is convicted when his guilt is made clearly manifest to others; in somewhat archaic use, a person is said to be convicted when guilt is brought clearly home to his own conscience (convict in this sense being allied with convince, which see under PERSUADE); in legal usage one is said to be convicted only by the verdict of a jury. In stating the penalty of an offense, the legal word sentence is now more common than condemn; as, he was sentenced to imprisonment; but it is good usage to say, he was condemned to imprisonment. To denounce is to make public or official declaration against, especially in a violent and threatening manner.

    From the pulpits in the northern States Burr was denounced as an assassin.

    Coffin Building the Nation ch. 10, p. 137. [Harper & Bros. '83.]

    To doom is to condemn solemnly and consign to evil or destruction or to predetermine to an evil destiny; an inferior race in presence of a superior is doomed to subjugation or extinction. Compare ARRAIGN; REPROVE.

    Synonyms:
    blame, censure, condemn, convict, denounce, doom, reprobate, reprove

    Antonyms:
    absolve, acquit, applaud, approve, exonerate, justify, pardon, pardon, praise

    Preposition:
    The bandit was condemned to death for his crime.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. sentence

    Synonyms:
    judgment, decree, decision, doom, phrase, passage

Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 3 votes

  1. sentencenoun

    a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

    "he always spoke in grammatical sentences"

    Synonyms:
    condemnation, prison term, judgment of conviction, time, conviction

  2. conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentencenoun

    (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

    "the conviction came as no surprise"

    Synonyms:
    article of faith, conviction, strong belief, condemnation, time, prison term, judgment of conviction, curse, execration, disapprobation

  3. prison term, sentence, timeverb

    the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned

    "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"

    Synonyms:
    conviction, clip, condemnation, prison term, fourth dimension, judgment of conviction, metre, meter, time, clock time

  4. sentence, condemn, doomverb

    pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

    "He was condemned to ten years in prison"

    Synonyms:
    condemn, fate, doom, excoriate, designate, reprobate, decry, destine, objurgate

Matched Categories

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sentencenoun

    Synonyms:
    decision, judgment, determination

  2. sentencenoun

    Synonyms:
    (common Law.) condemnation, doom, judgment passed on a criminal

  3. sentencenoun

    Synonyms:
    (Civil and Admiralty Law.) judicial decree

  4. sentencenoun

    Synonyms:
    period, proposition

  5. sentenceverb

    Synonyms:
    doom, condemn, pass judgment upon

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sentencenoun

    Synonyms:
    opinion, decision, determination, judgment, axiom, maxim, precept, posy, adage, epigram, apothegm, saying

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Sentence":

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How to use sentence in a sentence?

  1. Kellie Harper:

    Any time that you are even mentioned in the same sentence as Candace Parker, you’ve probably done something right.

  2. Wesley D'Amico:

    A little sentence can contain a big story.

  3. Tonny Xie:

    Local governments will become responsible to assess and meet standards by a certain time, previously, there was one sentence in the law about 'making plans' to treat air pollution, rather than 'achieving plans'.

  4. Steve Mellin:

    A death sentence is not giving him what he wants. It is giving him what he deserves, frankly, it's not even close.

  5. Carlos Samour:

    Was that a waste of time? he asked. When young Cierra Cowden had the courage to take the stand and talk about how she missed waking up to her dad's singing: was that a waste of time? When Sandy Phillips got up and told the jury about Jessica's enthusiasm for life: was that a waste of time? When Tom Sullivan, a man with a larger than life personality, got up and broke down on the stand talking about his close friendship with his son, was that a waste of time? Samour pointed out that with no appeals in sight, this trial has officially wrapped up in just over 3 years, saying that's record time for a death penalty case. Is prison really a much less severe sentence than death? he asked. Holmes will die in the custody of the department of corrections. Samour told the victims that there are no words to adequately describe what they've gone through. I've been doing criminal law for 2 decades and before this case I'd never seen a police officer or first responder break down on the witness stand.


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