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criticize
Synonyms and Antonyms of criticize
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
Synonym Discussion of criticize
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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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