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

French President Emanuel Macron delivered a briefing to the candidates running to succeed him so disturbing that even the far-right National Rally’s leaders emerged denouncing Russian hybrid attacks. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

El-Sayed's campaign sent a reporter a question asking if Rogers, given his comments about denouncing terrorists, planned to publicly denounce the remark. — Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

There’s the Luddite Club, which last fall used a seventy-year-old typewriter to make a poster denouncing the school’s decision to offer students ChatGPT and Google Gemini subscriptions. — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was blindsided on Tuesday when two members of his caucus voted with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to put a resolution denouncing socialism on the floor for a full vote. — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026

And other Democrats, especially those from Coupang’s home state, Washington, have joined their Republican colleagues in denouncing South Korea’s posture toward the company. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Several leading Democrats, including Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, issued statements denouncing Piker’s ugly warning to the Jews as a barely veiled anti-Semitic threat. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto/Getty Protesters shouted slogans denouncing the police and government over alleged delays in taking action to find the missing girl, and then to find the perpetrators. — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Many actors have opened up about their experiences with Botox, with some denouncing the injectable. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026