Synonyms of dispraise

dispraise 1 of 2

verb

as in to criticize

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of

the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticize
• blame
• fault
• condemn
• denounce
• knock
• attack
• censure
• scold
• reprehend
• find fault (with)
• complain
• diss
• slam
• slag
• pan
• come down hard (on)
• tweak
• lash
• slash
• dis
• kick
• take to task
• admonish
• assail
• murmur
• blast
• chide
• reproach
• whine
• upbraid
• grumble
• reprimand
• disparage
• rebuke
• moan
• mutter
• cavil
• reprove
• bitch
• nick (at)
• snipe (at)
• deride
• skewer
• clobber
• excoriate
• grouse
• quibble
• berate
• gripe
• belittle
• beef
• growl
• crucify
• decry
• castigate
• lambast
• kvetch
• bellyache
• flay
• carp
• crab
• drub
• discommend
• bad-mouth
• croak
• niggle
• fuss
• keelhaul
• lambaste
• pillory
• hammer
• put down
• gibbet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• extol
• laud
• approve
• commend
• extoll
• recommend
• indorse
• endorse
• sanction

dispraise

2 of 2

noun

as in criticism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticism
• condemnation
• censure
• denunciation
• reprehension
• reprobation
• blame
• opprobrium
• reproach
• antagonism
• hostility
• rejection
• distaste
• disparagement
• antipathy
• objection
• disrelish
• thumbs-down
• disapproval
• opposition
• disapprobation
• dislike
• displeasure
• belittlement
• disesteem
• discountenance
• deprecation
• disfavor

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approval
• praise
• favor
• approbation
• commendation
• acclaim
• indorsement
• sanction
• endorsement
• sympathy
• empathy
• thumbs-up