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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When Judge Nicholas Rowland passed the sentences at Southampton Crown Court in May, there was an outcry from the girls and their families and from politicians.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

But now and again he produces sentences, sometimes entire paragraphs, that make you sit up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

“When a judge sentences a defendant, the defendant is taken into custody,” Percival wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Lauren Bis, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, called the sentences “a win for the rule of law.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Actually, Eisman didn’t speak those final sentences that morning; he merely thought them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis