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condemn
Synonyms and Antonyms of condemn
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to declare to be morally wrong or evil
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to express oneʼs unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
assail, attack, blast, clobber, slam, slash
beef, bellyache, bitch, carp, cavil, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, kvetch, moan, murmur, mutter, niggle, quibble, whine
admonish, chide, drub, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove
berate, castigate, crucify, excoriate, flay, gibbet, hammer, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lash, pillory, scold, upbraid
bad-mouth, belittle, decry, deride, discommend, disparage, put down
come down hard (on), find fault (with), take to task
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to express public or formal disapproval of
bring to account, call to account
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to find or pronounce guilty
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to impose a judicial punishment on
Synonym Discussion of condemn
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- criticized the police for using violence
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- reprehends the self-centeredness of today's students
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- a Senator formally censured by his peers
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- reprobated his son's unconventional lifestyle
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- condemned the government's racial policies
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- a pastoral letter denouncing abortion
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