Synonyms of criticized

criticized

verb

past tense of criticize

as in blamed

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

people who criticize every single idea that the principal has for improving the school

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of criticized

Thompson has criticized the self-funding, while Jones has fired back by pointing at the incumbent’s history of accepting corporate donations. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Sand criticized Iowa's education savings account, or voucher, program, which uses public money to help families pay private school tuition. — Sheila Brummer, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Trump, reportedly watching returns from the White House, criticized Fox News coverage before most polls had closed. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Garcia was heavily criticized for dropping his re-election bid at the last minute, leaving his chief of staff Patty Garcia, no relation, as the only Democrat in the March primary. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Public education was another point of contention as Lamont repeatedly criticized Fazio for his votes against education by voting in various years against the state budget, which includes billions for education every year. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

But while human rights campaigners back the principle of reversing the PiS changes, some have criticized the methods. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Trump in the past has criticized California for being one of the slowest states in the nation to finish tabulating its election results due to its large population and high number of voters who mail in their ballots. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sharply criticized the diesel deal. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026