Synonyms of censured

censured

verb

past tense of censure

1

as in reprimanded

to express public or formal disapproval of

a vote to censure the President for conduct that was unbecoming to his office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reprimanded
• condemned
• denounced
• punished
• criticized
• scolded
• rebuked
• admonished
• reproached
• reproved
• called to account
• chastised
• brought to account
• objurgated
• upbraided
• berated
• castigated
• lectured
• disparaged
• belittled
• lambasted
• ragged
• cut up
• flayed
• told off
• chewed out
• depreciated
• railed (at or against)
• bawled out
• dressed down
• rated
• deprecated
• keelhauled
• scored
• gibbeted
• jawed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cited
• endorsed
• commended
• honored
• applauded
• praised
• hailed
• approved
• acclaimed
• sanctioned
• lauded
• blessed
• eulogized

2

as in denounced

to declare to be morally wrong or evil

our society generally censures the taking of another person's life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denounced
• condemned
• criticized
• blamed
• attacked
• decried
• execrated
• anathematized
• reprobated
• reprehended
• damned
• faulted
• disparaged
• convicted
• sentenced
• belittled
• excommunicated
• panned
• admonished
• scolded
• chastised
• ostracized
• reprimanded
• hated
• upbraided
• blacklisted
• slammed
• knocked
• doomed
• rebuked
• berated
• deprecated
• castigated
• reproached
• detested
• reproved
• abhorred
• reviled
• loathed
• blasted
• raked
• lambasted
• dispraised
• dissed
• vituperated
• cursed
• abominated
• chid
• imprecated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• blessed
• praised
• commended
• applauded
• extolled
• lauded
• exalted
• saluted
• hailed
• acclaimed
• glorified
• honored
• touted
• consecrated
• sanctified
• eulogized
• revered
• venerated
• hallowed

3

as in criticized

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of

critics have striven to outdo each other in censuring that pop novelist's latest work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticized
• blamed
• condemned
• denounced
• faulted
• knocked
• attacked
• scolded
• slammed
• reprehended
• panned
• tweaked
• slagged
• complained
• found fault (with)
• lashed
• kicked
• slashed
• dissed
• admonished
• dispraised
• reprimanded
• came down hard (on)
• blasted
• assailed
• took to task
• muttered
• upbraided
• murmured
• skewered
• whined
• grumbled
• rebuked
• berated
• excoriated
• moaned
• disparaged
• reproved
• reproached
• clobbered
• derided
• groused
• pilloried
• crucified
• bitched
• castigated
• belittled
• growled
• decried
• nicked (at)
• quibbled
• beefed
• lambasted
• griped
• carped
• sniped (at)
• chid
• niggled
• flayed
• crabbed
• bellyached
• drubbed
• gibbeted
• kvetched
• caviled
• hammered
• keelhauled
• croaked
• bad-mouthed
• fussed
• discommended
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• approved
• recommended
• endorsed
• commended
• sanctioned
• extolled
• lauded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of censured

The Haslet City Council censured the mayor for his behavior for the second time Monday. — Rachel Royster july 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

Polis was censured by the Colorado Democratic Party in May as a result of his decision letting Peters out of prison. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 July 2026

The two were censured and expelled from the International City/County Managers Association for ethics code violations. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

He was censured in an overwhelming vote by the state Democratic Party’s central committee, prompting Polis to appear on a subsequent party video call with black tape over his mouth. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 June 2026

The board censured Ervin, a member since 2006, at that meeting. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 20 May 2026

Trustees finalized the termination of former Superintendent Milton Fields on Tuesday, then censured Macias two days later — both by a 4-3 vote. — Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026

Some members who resigned before the chamber could hold an expulsion vote have been retroactively censured. — Sarah Davis, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026