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

Saudi Arabia assembled a coalition backing the government, waging a yearslong campaign of air bombardment that brought it international condemnation over civilian deaths.

— AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
News of his arrest quickly drew expressions of shock and disbelief from his colleagues — as well as condemnation from those who felt as though Townsend was being unfairly targeted by law enforcement because of the nature of his work.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of condemnation

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For protesters, that record sits uneasily besides the prime minister’s denunciation of violence against women.

— Amrita Basu, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026
The frontrunner is Marine Le Pen, who has worked for years to make her far-right party, the National Rally, more electable while campaigning on immigration, crime, and denunciation of an out-of-touch political class.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of denunciation

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Israel might face its ultimate fear—losing the United States’ veto at the UN Security Council, which has protected its occupation since 1967 from international censure, even under critical Democratic presidents such as Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.

— Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
Football—besides being one of our more ubiquitous and unrestrained national entertainments—has also become one of the rare arenas in American life where highly specialized language can flourish without censure.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of censure

Noun

In response, Luther publicly burned the papal bull threatening excommunication (and was indeed promptly excommunicated).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Oct. 2026
The church calls the punishment for women who become priests a latae sententiae excommunication, meaning automatic.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of excommunication

Noun

Despite Newsom’s push to commute all death sentences, capital punishment remains legal in California and prosecutors can continue seeking that punishment.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Another factor that influences recess is when schools deny students recess time as a form of punishment – a policy that some scholars and educators are trying to block through legislation.

— Louisa Penfold, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of punishment

Noun

The juxtaposition of these two full-page drawings is often interpreted as indicating the choice between good and evil, salvation and damnation.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
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

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