DENOUNCEMENT Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

denouncement

noun

Definition of denouncement

as in condemnation

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Recent Examples of denouncement Following Rourke’s denouncement of the GoFundMe effort, Hines told fans that if Rourke didn’t want the money, donors would be reimbursed. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026 In coordination with former President Franklin Roosevelt’s public denouncement of discrimination of Black Americans, Plato, president of the Plato Construction Company, was contracted to build 88 houses on the site of Camp Taylor, the former military installation in southwest Louisville. — Steve Wiser, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Nov. 2025 To their credit, the Young Republicans organization issued a strong denouncement of the comments, although I was horrified by reading the online responses to it. — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025 The quiet denouncement of Bob’s martyrdom complex points to people of color’s self-sufficiency. — Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025 Kennedy has long held anti-vaccine beliefs that came to a head with his denouncement of the Covid-19 vaccines. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Einbinder and Sarandon were both detained during the protest, and in the hours after her release, the Hacks star re-upped her unambiguous condemnation of Netanyahu’s New York visit.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
By the time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived on the floor of the United Nations, his country had been on the receiving end of scores of condemnations from the podium for two days.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of condemnation

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Apple prefaced its reveal with a denunciation of foldables that open into a square aspect ratio.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
What Assange wanted was not a system hardened against attacks, but one tied in knots, hopelessly conflicted and filled with suspicion, denunciations, and purges.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of denunciation

Noun

Reaction to Vatican excommunication De Piante said a handful of families skipped the first Sunday mass after the Vatican’s declaration because they were troubled by the news.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
On July 2, the Vatican decreed the excommunication of the SSPX’s bishops and priests, one day after the group consecrated four new bishops in Switzerland without the pope’s consent.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

Definition of excommunication

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Different views on the topic Critics of the article’s comparison argue that Barrera’s case was not simply a punishment for supporting Palestinians.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Jolly has called for a new requirement that officers obtain a warrant from a judge before accessing Flock camera footage, while Donalds is pushing for harsher punishments to deter misuse.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of punishment

Noun

Still, there’s some serious potential here for an entertaining redemption (or final damnation) arc for Joe, and the other cats of Team Lioness should a fourth season materialize.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026
There is a temptation to expand the view of this ruling, to look at the slippery slope that has been legally greased and pontificate about how this will lead to the further damnation of college sports.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 June 2026

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