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

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

Despite the reduction of the exercises, Pyongyang fired 10 short-range ballistic missiles last week and issued a statement denouncing the exercises. — Reuters, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Curtis’ office, and created online petitions denouncing Kurv’s industrial plan, garnering more than 1,000 signatures. — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Initially, diplomats assigned to the region sought to counter Bukele’s growing influence by sharply denouncing his anti-democratic impulses. — Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

Lula echoed his own earlier comments denouncing foreign interference in Brazil's politics. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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