Synonyms for condemn
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kuhn-dem |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈdɛm |
Top 10 synonyms for condemn Other synonyms for the word condemn
- blow whistle on
- call down
- come down on
- damn
- denunciate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- disapprove
- disparage
- doom
- find fault with
- find guilty
- frame
- hang something on
- judge
- knock
- lay at one's door
- let have it
- name
- pass sentence on
- pin it on
- point finger at
- pronounce
- proscribe
- put away
- put down
- reprehend
- reproach
- reprobate
- reprove
- send up
- send up the river
- skin
- thumbs down on
- upbraid
Définition of condemn
Origin :- early 14c., condempner "to blame, censure," from Old French condamner "to condemn" (11c.), from Latin condemnare "to sentence, doom, blame, disapprove," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + damnare "to harm, damage" (see damn). Replaced Old English fordeman. Related: Condemned; condemning.
- verb blame, convict
- I am afraid you will condemn my warmth: But does not the occasion require it?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Now we must choose if the example of our fathers and mothers will inspire us or condemn us.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The mitigation of that horror they condemn, resent, and often ascribe to the devil.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- But was she, of all women in the world, to condemn him without knowing what he had to say for himself?
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Is it not like Hamlet to be able to condemn himself in this way beforehand?
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- He goes on to condemn the scene between Gloucester and his sons in the same way.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- I would not for the whole world be one of those who condemn a man to death.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- It now sufficed that she should condemn him, and he at once felt guilty.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- This in itself is enough to condemn all ideas of sex inequality.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- Bring me my black cap, and I'll condemn her to death instantly.'
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
Antonyms for condemn
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