CRUCIFY Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

crucify

verb

Definition of crucify

as in to criticize

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Recent Examples of crucify Armie Hammer is comparing his exile from Hollywood to being crucified. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 Thursday’s liturgy recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at The Last Supper together before he was crucified. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 The bible writes that Jesus carried the cross to Calvary, where he was crucified and died for the forgiveness of sins. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 People may hate it or crucify me for that, but there’s a bit of a lighter touch to these shows. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crucify

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Festival in London, which featured performances from Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean (though their set was abruptly cut short due to a noise ordinance, which Chappelle criticized).

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
The Herald previously reported that employees and former employees had criticized 21 Air for its unsafe working conditions.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of criticize

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The Senate on its 10th try also approved a war powers resolution to end the conflict, but GOP senators quickly reversed course the next day after Trump berated them during a closed-door lunch.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Sanders allegedly snatched a cigarette from one employee’s mouth and berated him for smoking.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of berate

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Some readers have pointed out how quickly blame gets assigned to Sandy even about aspects of the show, like casting, that are out of her control.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
The pilots of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 were blamed for crashing into a seawall in 2013, sending their jet cartwheeling down a runway in San Francisco, killing three people and injuring 187 others.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of blame

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Historically, the United States has sent mixed messages to Europeans, encouraging them to step up but then scolding them for seeking autonomy.

— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
In fact, during testing, the handheld triggered nostalgic memories of playing Final Fantasy Legend and Mario Land 2 on long car rides to my grandparents' house, but without the eye strain and being scolded for playing in the dark as the sun set.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of scold

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After reviewing a transcript of the scene provided by The Hollywood Reporter, two prominent American Muslim advocacy groups excoriated the film’s depiction of Islam.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Terence Tao, a renowned mathematician and leading authority on differential equations, excoriated what AI was doing to the field.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of excoriate

Verb

That said, at one point Eleanor captures Sofia giving Dunst a note about the scene where Marie Antoinette is upbraided by her ambassador (played by Steve Coogan) for paying more attention to sleeve lengths than a looming diplomatic crisis.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
One upbraided Tufty for this comment.

— Eric Adler June 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026

Definition of upbraid

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The Saints also appeared to have scored a defensive touchdown when edge rusher Chase Young hit Lions QB Jared Goff hard from behind, sending the ball flaying backward toward the Detroit goal line.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of flay

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In non-district play, squads aren’t faulted for facing extraordinarily tough competition like Allen, a state title contender.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
Issues that divided the candidates Ahern and Hoffmann traded barbs throughout the run-up, with Ahern faulting Hoffmann for contributing $550,000 to his campaign and for not serving as a frontline prosecutor on major narcotics or capital cases.

— Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026

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