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

Meanwhile, Kyrie Irving, Stephen Curry and other NBA stars largely avoided criticizing China during the controversy, despite frequently denouncing the state of America. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

His town halls have a distinctly populist pitch to voters denouncing money in politics. — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

But critics, like the Civic Federation, are denouncing the budget plan, calling it an unacceptable abdication of responsibility to meet the fiscal realities facing the city. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Recently Wildwood director and Laika CEO Travis Knight joined a chorus of influencer filmmakers in denouncing the technology. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026

What began with peaceful protests by high school students demanding better conditions at schools has morphed into roiling protests nationwide denouncing rising living costs and inequities in French society. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Others later joined in solidarity while also denouncing police tactics against student protesters. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

If the main predictor of racial disparities in prison is poverty, then denouncing police and prosecutors as racist won't shrink those gaps. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

But instead of denouncing the class of managers and industrialists who profited from the paint factories, the doctors blamed the workers for their poor condition, citing their dedication to their jobs as its primary cause. — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026