Synonyms of denouncing

denouncing

verb

present participle of denounce

1

as in condemning

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

• condemning
• criticizing
• blaming
• attacking
• decrying
• censuring
• damning
• execrating
• anathematizing
• disparaging
• belittling
• reprobating
• faulting
• reprehending
• sentencing
• convicting
• slamming
• hating
• panning
• knocking
• chiding
• excommunicating
• berating
• chastising
• admonishing
• deprecating
• blasting
• dooming
• scolding
• ostracizing
• upbraiding
• castigating
• rebuking
• blacklisting
• raking
• reviling
• reproaching
• lambasting
• reprimanding
• detesting
• abhorring
• dispraising
• dissing
• reproving
• cursing
• loathing
• vituperating
• imprecating
• abominating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• praising
• sanctioning
• extolling
• blessing
• commending
• lauding
• exalting
• glorifying
• applauding
• saluting
• hailing
• touting
• honoring
• eulogizing
• sanctifying
• consecrating
• acclaiming
• revering
• venerating
• hallowing

2

as in criticizing

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

• criticizing
• blaming
• condemning
• faulting
• knocking
• attacking
• slamming
• censuring
• tweaking
• scolding
• panning
• slagging
• finding fault (with)
• complaining
• slashing
• kicking
• dissing
• lashing
• blasting
• dispraising
• assailing
• reprehending
• admonishing
• coming down hard (on)
• muttering
• taking to task
• murmuring
• chiding
• skewering
• whining
• berating
• deriding
• decrying
• reprimanding
• moaning
• grumbling
• upbraiding
• excoriating
• clobbering
• rebuking
• beefing
• bitching
• crucifying
• disparaging
• belittling
• grousing
• castigating
• carping
• bellyaching
• caviling
• growling
• pillorying
• lambasting
• griping
• sniping (at)
• reproaching
• quibbling
• nicking (at)
• reproving
• flaying
• niggling
• hammering
• crabbing
• kvetching
• croaking
• bad-mouthing
• drubbing
• keelhauling
• fussing
• gibbeting
• discommending
• putting down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• extolling
• approving
• endorsing
• recommending
• commending
• lauding
• sanctioning

3

as in censuring

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

• censuring
• condemning
• reprimanding
• punishing
• criticizing
• scolding
• rebuking
• admonishing
• reproaching
• reproving
• chastising
• calling to account
• objurgating
• bringing to account
• berating
• castigating
• upbraiding
• lecturing
• disparaging
• belittling
• lambasting
• ragging
• flaying
• cutting up
• dressing down
• jawing
• railing (at or against)
• deprecating
• chewing out
• bawling out
• telling off
• depreciating
• scoring
• keelhauling
• rating
• gibbeting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• citing
• endorsing
• commending
• honoring
• applauding
• praising
• hailing
• approving
• acclaiming
• sanctioning
• lauding
• eulogizing
• blessing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of denouncing

Bryant then claims that Cunningham's stance on female sports is comparable to Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem or denouncing the Fourth of July as sadistic. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Trump did strike some notes of unity, praising the Secret Service and denouncing political violence. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Turner’s claim came in a series of posts denouncing Sophie Cunningham’s comments on transgender athletes in a recent ESPN profile. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

During Democratic presidencies, which the DSA mostly spends denouncing the occupant of the Oval Office as a sellout, Democratic loyalists have less patience for factional complaints. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

The crisis that healthcare professionals on and off the island have been denouncing for years has mobilized nonprofit health organizations in Miami, which are preparing to act immediately in the event sociopolitical change comes to the island. — Sarah Moreno july 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

The trend prompted moderate Democrats to sign an open letter denouncing socialism in their party. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026

Lebanese citizens protested in the capital, waving Hezbollah flags and denouncing the government. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 29 June 2026

True Americans are committed to defending the Constitution while denouncing any president who wants to thrash it. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026