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 Later, some passengers were forced to get off buses as protesters denounced the government’s fuel price increase. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026 During his first Palm Sunday address, the pontiff denounced those who use God to justify war and urged prayers for peace, particularly for those suffering in the Middle East. —

Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 During his inaugural Palm Sunday address, the pontiff denounced those who use God to justify war and urged prayers for peace, particularly for those suffering in the Middle East. —

Angie Leventis Lourgos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 Opponents of nuclear power denounced the NRC extension. —

Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 Israel’s national security minister is slamming the Muslim-majority countries that have denounced its controversial bill to effectively expand the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism and nationalistic murders. —

Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026 Sonko and his supporters have denounced all of the cases against him as being politically motivated. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026 In an interview with public radio station France Inter on Monday morning, Bagayoko said he was disappointed that the presidential palace had not condemned the comments, although Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and Culture Minister Catherine Pégard both denounced them. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026 Yet House Republicans denounced their Senate counterparts' shutdown exit strategy, saying they couldn't be seen as defunding immigration enforcement in any way. —

Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026

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The president has been condemned for his remarks about Iran and Islam by groups that include the Council on American-Islamic Relations, who called them inflammatory.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
Protect Martindale-Brightwood, one of the neighborhood groups against the data center, on Monday condemned the act of violence at Gibson's home and denied any involvement.

— Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026