Synonyms for convict
- verb
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Convince — to convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something)
persuade, bring around, win over, talk over, prevail upon, convince dated
2. Sentence — to find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense
sentence, disapprove informal
Noun
1. Con — A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body
public servant, assigned servant UK AU, con slang, government man dated AU
Definitions
- v. 1
To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
He was a convicted felon.
- v. 2
To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
- n. 1
A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
- n. 2
A person deported to a penal colony.
Related words
- Word family
- conviction con convictism
- Phrases
- convict cichlid
- Is a kind of
- adjudicate
Example sentences
- sentence This sentence states exactly how the writer feels.
- condemn Would you condemn your friend for the same thing?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| convict | steady | |
| sentence | steady | |
| condemn | steady | |
| adjudge | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- con1
- 4 letters
- damn1, doom1
- 5 letters
- felon2
- 6 letters
- inmate2
- 7 letters
- condemn2, adjudge2
- 8 letters
- criminal3, sentence2, convince2, prisoner3, persuade2
- 10 letters
- disapprove3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (felon2 = 2 syllables).