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sentences

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 charge

Example Sentences

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"It equally would cover all manner of offences. Some of them could be deemed much more serious than others. Sentences will be incredibly varied."

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Sentences were presented on the screen one word at a time, and researchers focused their analysis over the time window when the final word in the sentence was presented.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2023

Sentences like that prove more effective in bringing the rooms to life than the sometimes ineffable interstitial business.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Sentences become shorter, sounds are exaggerated, and the overall pattern of speech is more singsong and musical.

From National Geographic • Jun. 26, 2023

Sentences of astonishing simplicity seemed to me lifeless and drab: ‘The boys ran from the rain... She wanted to sing... The kite rose in the blue.’

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez