DENOUNCED Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

denounced

verb

past tense of denounce

as in condemned

to declare to be morally wrong or evil the church council denounced the bishop's teachings, officially declaring them to be heresy

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as in criticized

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of denounced the shoddy merchandise that the local shops were foisting on tourists

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as in censured

to express public or formal disapproval of the governor has denounced the court's decision and vows to press for a constitutional amendment

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Recent Examples of denounced Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray said in a statement the paper was relieved that Levine received medical care and is safe, but denounced the violence against her. — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026 Press freedom groups and opposition parties, however, denounced the move against Halk TV, calling it yet another step by the government to silence opposition voices. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 That same day, Sacramento Councilmember Lisa Kaplan, who is backing Matsui in the race, released a social media statement that denounced Vang’s decision to appear with Piker. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Christophe Hansen, the European Union's Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, denounced the attack as an affront on European food safety. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The panel said Latortue subsequently turned against Kokorat San Ras after its leader, Bendjy, publicly denounced him as the founder of the gang. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Mamdani has denounced the organization for its spending in US elections. — Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Some Republicans denounced French’s post, while it was embraced by those who fear the country’s changing demographics. — Laura Turbay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Some Republicans denounced French's post, while it was embraced by those who fear the country's changing demographics. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

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At the time, the league said there were no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA and condemned attempts to use the subject to demean or marginalize others.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The term has since become a shorthand for antisemitic depictions of greed and has been condemned for elevating offensive stereotypes about Jewish people.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of condemned

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Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, criticized the state's election officials for not cooperating with the department's demands.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Some Democrats have criticized national groups for not spending more in Southern states like Mississippi.

— Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticized

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But Raman had previously accepted the endorsement of a local pro-Israeli advocacy group, after which the chapter formally censured her.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
The board censured Valdez again in September 2025, accusing him of talking to the media without authorization and criticizing district leadership over a resident’s arrest during a heated board meeting.

— Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of censured

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At least $343,100 is to be spent on surveillance after the president falsely blamed vandals for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Many senior Democrats blamed her, along with the rest of the family and his close aides, for hiding his condition.

— Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

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Her opponent in the upcoming mayoral election, Nithya Raman, has faulted Bass for not doing more to help the industry, and has also called eliminating the cap on the state subsidy.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of faulted

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Mandell was later formally reprimanded for allowing another client’s hearing to be delayed by six years, during which time two witnesses died.

— Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026
The Denver school board censured director Monica Hunter on Thursday night, the third time in five years that the governing body of Colorado’s largest K-12 district has publicly reprimanded a colleague.

— Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of reprimanded

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Demonstrations began in the summer as students decried perceived unfairness in the country’s examination system.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
French star Omar Sy has voiced his support for high school student protests sweeping France and decried the authoritarian crackdown which has seen one teenager lose their hand and more than 6,000 youngsters taken into temporary police custody.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of decried

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But their complaints come as Lecornu's government seeks to rein in public spending to appease skittish bond markets, which have punished France more harshly than many of its peers this year, amid a global bond market rout.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
People who violate the rules can be found in contempt of court, which generally can be punished with up to six months in jail.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

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