Need another word that means the same as “convict”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “convict” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Convict” are: declare guilty, find guilty, pronounce guilty, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird, prisoner
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “convict” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| con | A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property. The Charter is a glossy public relations con. |
| inmate | One of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital. Inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. |
| prisoner | A person who is confined especially a prisoner of war. He s become a prisoner of the publicity he s generated. |
| yard bird | A unit of volume (as for sand or gravel. |
| yardbird | A new military recruit, especially one assigned to menial tasks. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “convict” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| declare guilty | Designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand. |
| find guilty | Accept and make use of one’s personality, abilities, and situation. |
| pronounce guilty | Pronounce judgment on. |
| accused | A defendant in a criminal proceeding. Two of the accused were sentenced to thirteen years in prison. |
| apprehend | Take into custody. We enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend. |
| capture | A person or thing that has been captured. The star captured a comet. |
| confession | The religious body or Church sharing a confession of faith. His words are a political confession of faith. |
| conviction | (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed. She takes pride in stating her political convictions. |
| criminal | Relating to crime as opposed to civil matters. A criminal court. |
| culprit | Someone who perpetrates wrongdoing. Low level ozone pollution is the real culprit. |
| delinquent | A delinquent person. Delinquent teenagers. |
| felon | A person who has committed a felony. The felon undermining hand of dark corruption. |
| guilty | Culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing. Guilty of murder. |
| impenitent | Impervious to moral persuasion. Impenitent elitists. |
| indictment | The action of indicting or being indicted. The book is an indictment of modern philosophy. |
| inmate | A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison. Inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. |
| intern | Work as an intern. During WW II Japanese were interned in camps in the West. |
| murderer | A criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being. Convicted murderers. |
| offender | A person or thing that does something wrong or causes problems. An institution for young offenders. |
| parole | Release a prisoner on parole. He committed a burglary while on parole. |
| penance | Impose a penance on. He had done public penance for those hasty words. |
| penitence | Remorse for your past conduct. A public display of penitence. |
| penitent | Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant. A penitent expression. |
| penitential | Showing or constituting penance. Wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words. |
| penitentiary | Showing or constituting penance. Penitentiary institutions. |
| perpetrator | A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act. The perpetrators of this horrific crime must be brought to justice. |
| prison | A prisonlike situation a place of seeming confinement. Both men were sent to prison. |
| prisoner | A person who is confined especially a prisoner of war. She may have been held prisoner before being killed. |
| repent | Feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one’s wrongdoing or sin. Marian came to repent her hasty judgement. |
| repentance | The action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse. Each person who turns to God in genuine repentance and faith will be saved. |
| repentant | Expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse; remorseful. He is truly repentant for his incredible naivety and stupidity. |
| sinner | A person who sins (without repenting. God forgives repentant sinners. |
| unrepentant | Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing. He was unrepentant and said that his comments were completely accurate. |
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