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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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A new study carried out at the MIT Language Acquisition Lab offers a novel insight into the matter: Sentences contain subtle hints in their grammar that tell young children about the meaning of new words.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

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 for the two members, Roberto Minuta and Edward Vallejo, were handed down at back-to-back hearings in Federal District Court in Washington.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Sentences needed to be spoken slowly when a child addressed his mother or father.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez