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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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Yet he had a feel for Melville’s sentences, in which everything might go spectacularly right.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Two former Chinese defence ministers have been handed suspended death sentences on corruption charges, according to state media.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Marcy eliminates em dashes and sometimes swaps in sentences of his own, even though he knows he tends toward the run-on variety.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

"The authorities should promptly quash these latest convictions and sentences, and unconditionally release Kem Sokha and all others arbitrarily detained for exercising their rights," said Laurence.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

In 1948, President Harry S. Truman agreed to suspend their prison sentences.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple