Synonyms of decried

decried

verb

past tense of decry

1

as in dismissed

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

scientists were quick to decry the claims of the psychic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• criticized
• minimized
• diminished
• disparaged
• denounced
• denigrated
• discounted
• belittled
• condemned
• derogated
• disliked
• dumped on
• depreciated
• deprecated
• cried down
• talked down
• wrote off
• trashed
• ran down
• bad-mouthed
• trash-talked
• scolded
• played down
• dissed
• discredited
• poor-mouthed
• vilipended
• kissed off
• put down
• abused
• vilified
• maligned
• censured
• disapproved (of)
• discommended
• slandered
• disgraced
• reprehended
• defamed
• reprobated
• traduced
• ripped
• slurred
• aspersed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• applauded
• lauded
• extolled
• approved
• acclaimed
• recommended
• magnified
• endorsed
• exalted
• glorified
• sanctioned
• favored
• commended
• complimented
• countenanced
• eulogized

2

as in denounced

to declare to be morally wrong or evil

a statement by the church decrying modern society's liberal attitude regarding marriage and divorce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denounced
• criticized
• condemned
• blamed
• attacked
• censured
• execrated
• anathematized
• damned
• reprobated
• disparaged
• reprehended
• faulted
• panned
• sentenced
• convicted
• belittled
• hated
• slammed
• doomed
• knocked
• scolded
• chastised
• admonished
• blasted
• ostracized
• berated
• abhorred
• excommunicated
• deprecated
• upbraided
• detested
• rebuked
• castigated
• loathed
• blacklisted
• reviled
• raked
• lambasted
• reprimanded
• dispraised
• reproached
• dissed
• reproved
• vituperated
• cursed
• abominated
• imprecated
• chid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• blessed
• sanctioned
• praised
• lauded
• extolled
• applauded
• hailed
• commended
• touted
• exalted
• glorified
• saluted
• acclaimed
• honored
• eulogized
• consecrated
• sanctified
• revered
• venerated
• hallowed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decried

The Israeli American Council and the Anti-Defamation League also decried Macklemore’s performance on social media, with the former publishing a petition calling on Sheeran to remove the rapper from the remaining shows of his tour. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Hogg and his allies, for instance, decried Lynch for accepting corporate political action committee money and for being the last House Democrat in office who voted against the Affordable Care Act in 2010. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Michael Seaman decried the piecemeal approach of the project, saying that this was how problems had arisen with Country Club Plaza and Country Club Center. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

In the weeks since Love Island ended, two of Moreno’s castmates, Dean and Kenzie Annis, have made comments about Moreno online, including one instance in which Annis allegedly decried how much screen time Moreno received. — Paula Mejía, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Last year, the panel also made several unwarranted changes to vaccine recommendations, including dropping the universal recommendation for a birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine—a move widely decried by medical and health experts. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Norman has decried the role of super PAC spending against him in the runoff campaign, accusing Graham of being funded by special interests who are pushing their own agenda through her candidacy. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Journalism advocacy groups decried the firings and criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for trying to manipulate independent news coverage of the military. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

The move would scrap 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule; the idea has been widely decried by environmental groups as risking the demise of some of the nation’s most crucial natural wildernesses. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026