Synonyms of denounced

denounced

verb

past tense of denounce

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticized
• blamed
• condemned
• faulted
• knocked
• attacked
• slammed
• censured
• panned
• scolded
• tweaked
• reprehended
• slagged
• complained
• lashed
• found fault (with)
• kicked
• slashed
• blasted
• assailed
• dissed
• dispraised
• admonished
• came down hard (on)
• muttered
• murmured
• grumbled
• skewered
• took to task
• whined
• decried
• reprimanded
• derided
• moaned
• berated
• groused
• excoriated
• clobbered
• upbraided
• rebuked
• disparaged
• growled
• pilloried
• bitched
• griped
• castigated
• reproached
• beefed
• lambasted
• crucified
• quibbled
• belittled
• carped
• reproved
• sniped (at)
• nicked (at)
• crabbed
• bellyached
• niggled
• flayed
• caviled
• kvetched
• drubbed
• gibbeted
• croaked
• chid
• hammered
• keelhauled
• bad-mouthed
• fussed
• discommended
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• approved
• endorsed
• recommended
• extolled
• lauded
• sanctioned
• commended

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• censured
• condemned
• reprimanded
• punished
• criticized
• scolded
• rebuked
• reproached
• admonished
• reproved
• called to account
• brought to account
• chastised
• objurgated
• berated
• castigated
• upbraided
• disparaged
• lectured
• lambasted
• ragged
• belittled
• cut up
• flayed
• told off
• chewed out
• dressed down
• bawled out
• railed (at or against)
• scored
• depreciated
• deprecated
• rated
• keelhauled
• gibbeted
• jawed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cited
• endorsed
• commended
• applauded
• honored
• hailed
• praised
• acclaimed
• approved
• sanctioned
• lauded
• blessed
• eulogized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of denounced

Obama had no patience for Americans who denounced their country for being irredeemably flawed. — Mark Brilliant, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Relations further splintered in the fallout of the Iran war—a military operation Sánchez has repeatedly denounced. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 9 July 2026

Before Bad Bunny took the stage at Levi’s Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday, prominent Republicans had already denounced the NFL’s decision to book him. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Swift denounced the lyrics, but controversy deepened when Kim Kardashian—Ye’s wife at the time—released an edited phone call that seemingly revealed Swift had approved the lyrics. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 7 July 2026

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum also denounced the group’s ideology while defending its constitutional right to demonstrate. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026

Several temple administrators have denounced robotic elephants for rituals and festivals. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

Activists and faith leaders denounced the conditions at the office during a press conference the previous day, calling on officials to visit the facility and said there had been bad conditions at the facility for weeks. — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

In December of the same year, MuCEM staffers wrote an open letter – addressed to Costa and posted to the news site Marsactu – which denounced his leadership. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 July 2026