Synonyms of anathematize

anathematize

verb

ə-ˈna-thə-mə-ˌtīz 

1

as in to curse

to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon

heretics anathematized by the church leaders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curse
• condemn
• denounce
• imprecate
• beshrew
• execrate
• maledict
• reprobate
• revile
• jinx
• damn
• rail (against)
• voodoo
• fulminate (against)
• hex
• darn
• dang
• cuss (out)
• dash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bless
• commend
• congratulate
• applaud

2

as in to denounce

to declare to be morally wrong or evil

fundamentalist preachers who anathematize any departure from a literal interpretation of the Bible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denounce
• condemn
• criticize
• blame
• decry
• attack
• censure
• reprehend
• execrate
• damn
• reprobate
• disparage
• excommunicate
• fault
• sentence
• convict
• ostracize
• deprecate
• belittle
• hate
• admonish
• knock
• chastise
• scold
• chide
• pan
• dispraise
• doom
• berate
• upbraid
• castigate
• revile
• detest
• reprove
• reproach
• rebuke
• loathe
• abhor
• slam
• rake
• reprimand
• vituperate
• imprecate
• blast
• blacklist
• abominate
• dis
• curse
• lambaste

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• endorse
• bless
• sanction
• commend
• praise
• exalt
• applaud
• extol
• glorify
• salute
• sanctify
• hail
• laud
• honor
• consecrate
• tout
• eulogize
• revere
• venerate
• acclaim
• hallow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of anathematize

In a democracy, the question of what to do about climate change and for that matter the decision to anathematize entire sectors of the economy ought to be matters for voters not moneymen. — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 9 Dec. 2020

Still, some people now reflexively anathematize this brilliant novel because its self-justifying, unreliable narrator is a pedophile. — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2020

And if anyone shall be led by his cupidity or arrogance to break this truce, by the authority of God and with the sanction of this Council he shall be anathematized. — James Carroll, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2017

In some ways, the grotesqueries of his persona, rather than anathematizing him to voters, only enhanced his appeal among those wishing for something different. — Jamelle Bouie, Slate Magazine, 24 Jan. 2017

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