Synonyms for condemn

Synonyms for (verb) condemn

Synonyms: condemn

Definition: declare or judge unfit for use or habitation

Usage: The building was condemned by the inspector

Similar words: declare

Definition: state emphatically and authoritatively

Usage: He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with


Synonyms: reprobate, excoriate, objurgate, decry, condemn

Definition: express strong disapproval of

Usage: We condemn the racism in South Africa; These ideas were reprobated

Similar words: denounce

Definition: speak out against

Usage: He denounced the Nazis


Synonyms: condemn, doom, sentence

Definition: pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

Usage: He was condemned to ten years in prison

Similar words: declare

Definition: state emphatically and authoritatively

Usage: He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with


Synonyms: condemn

Definition: demonstrate the guilt of (someone)

Usage: Her strange behavior condemned her

Similar words: demonstrate, manifest, attest, certify, evidence

Definition: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

Usage: His high fever attested to his illness; The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication; This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness


Synonyms: condemn

Definition: appropriate (property) for public use

Usage: the county condemned the land to build a highway

Similar words: seize, sequester, attach, impound, confiscate

Definition: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

Usage: The FBI seized the drugs; The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment; The police confiscated the stolen artwork


Synonyms: condemn

Definition: compel or force into a particular state or activity

Usage: His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence

Similar words: obligate, oblige, compel

Definition: force somebody to do something

Usage: We compel all students to fill out this form


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