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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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Judge Wilson denied the motion, accusing the Justice Department of “a direct attempt to override” his sentence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

And not only that: The department was joining Smirnov’s defense lawyers in seeking his release while he appealed the six-year prison sentence that Wright had issued earlier that year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

After serving 16-and-a-half months of his sentence, he was released on probation and has since been working to rebuild his life, which was recently the subject of BBC Three documentary The Trials of Pa Salieu.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s right there, the opening sentence of the second paragraph in the Fiscal Year 2027 Topline document just posted on the White House website.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Maybe my sentence was solitary confinement for years and years.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom