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 Denver school board censured director Monica Hunter on Thursday night, the third time in five years that the governing body of Colorado’s largest K-12 district has publicly reprimanded a colleague. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Rather than being censured for the debacle, however, Li was elevated by Xi to the top ranks of the Politburo Standing Committee in 2022 and made state premier in 2023. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Indeed, the longtime congressman was censured in Congress for this matter, a subversion of democracy. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Raman has been endorsed by Democratic Socialists of America, which censured her in 2024 for seeking and accepting the endorsement of Democrats For Israel-Los Angeles, a Zionist group. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Imbroglio over a night at town hall Carney was censured by the Mooresville Board of Commissioners after revelations that a town hall video reportedly shows him without pants on and a woman present on a late night in October 2024. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

Minneola City Councilman David Yeager’s efforts to annex his new home into the city earlier this summer sparked a nasty debate on the council that led to two members being censured last week for incivility. — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

The House Ethics Committee handed down its recommendation that Edwards be censured earlier this month, and his peers are expected to vote on the suggestion in the coming days. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026

Edwards, who was elected in 2022, dropped his reelection bid two days after the committee recommended he be censured. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026