DECRIED Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

decried

verb

past tense of decry

as in dismissed

to express scornfully one's low opinion of scientists were quick to decry the claims of the psychic

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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

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Recent Examples of decried In their interviews with the U-T Editorial Board, both Franklin and Jones decried the course of the current board majority. —

U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 However, the militant group’s secretary-general, Naim Qassem, decried negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, calling on Lebanese people to take to the streets against their government. —

Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 May 2026 Union leaders decried these developments, but many rank-and-file workers were more forgiving, continuing to place Trump signs on their lawns and to show up at his rallies wearing MAGA hats. —

Eyal Press, New Yorker, 23 May 2026 Ryan Crosswell, a former federal prosecutor, is also on the ballot and has decried the institutional support going to Brooks. —

Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 19 May 2026 Most speakers celebrated Christianity’s ties to American history, a blending of ideas that critics decried before the gathering as Christian nationalism. —

Tiffany Stanley, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026 Released in early January, medical experts decried the schedule as bypassing the government’s typical process for recommending vaccines and argued the effort was built on faulty assumptions. —

Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 15 May 2026 Sterling’s critics often decried his home run calls, Broadway references, singing included, and catch phrases as schtick. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026 During the opening keynote conversation, Golden State Warriors co-executive chairman and CEO Joe Lacob decried the idea that franchise owners shouldn’t be involved in their teams’ operations or decision-making. —

Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026

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The novel was initially ignored, and then—after Graham Greene called it one of the best books of the year—dismissed, and then banned, first in the UK and then in France.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Resuming on 55-5 and requiring 254 for an unlikely win, New Zealand lost its remaining five wickets inside the first two hours of play and was dismissed for 138.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026