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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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This serves as your lede — the first few sentences.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Under the new rules, which will take effect in 2027, custodial sentences of up to five years will be introduced for the illegal transportation of waste.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

You should still be able to speak in short sentences, but you should not be able to sing or carry on a continuous conversation comfortably.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

I prefer entering the world as a byline, operating under the cover of sentences.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

If he really focused, he could read about two sentences well, but by the time he got to the third or fourth, he’d have forgotten the first.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty