HATCHET JOB Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

hatchet job

noun

Definition of hatchet job

as in criticism

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Recent Examples of hatchet job This hatchet job does not follow the rules of law, has no analysis or actual auditing done to support actions and tramples on the rights of government employees. — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025 Neither hagiography nor hatchet job, the movie casts an understanding eye on a once-infamous musical artist who weathered dizzying highs and devastating lows. — Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024 No amount of mainstream media hatchet jobs can disguise those optics. — David Medina, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2024 Trump supporters say the potential prosecution is a politically motivated hatchet job disconnected from the law. — Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023 Later, the scene is recut as a hatchet job on social media that leads to Tár’s downfall. — Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023

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Noun

The decision quickly drew criticism from cattle industry organizations.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
As someone who counsels and advocates for people who have been convicted of the worst crimes imaginable, Hood often faces criticism from the victims’ families.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticism

Noun

Detectives charged him with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon for the vicious attack that killed his mother, 57-year-old Josefa Soto de Guzman, on Friday.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
Just like Ejva, who suddenly needs to learn how to protect the herd and make her family proud, even when a violent attack leaves her struggling.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of attack

Noun

Iran launched a drone attack against Azerbaijan early in the war, triggering harsh denunciations and speculation that Azerbaijan could enter the war.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
The truth is that, despite the 2019 Business Roundtable denunciation of MSV, the pendulum never fully swung away from MSV.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of denunciation

Noun

Council members thanked Saunders for his apology and the censure item was approved by 4-1 vote, with Saunders as the only no vote.

— James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Cush said Kelley Black’s post about McMillen and Willensky violated two board censure resolutions taken against Kelley Black in 2025.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of censure

Noun

Shortly after, Panettiere struggles with postpartum depression, and her substance abuse issues resurface.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Video recordings and documents detail how investigators pursued the case, and the possibility of abuse, for months but failed to identify a perpetrator.

— Amy Brittain, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of abuse

Noun

The comments section runs some 73,000 entries deep, with people talking themselves out of contempt in real time.

— Josh Martin, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Streissand warned that any unauthorized sale would constitute a breach of trust, fiduciary duty, and contempt of court.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of contempt

Noun

Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns fan base weren’t shy about showing their disdain for each other Saturday, even as the quarterback is locked in a competition with Shedeur Sanders for the starting job.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Tech will also have to face a growing disdain among young people toward anything AI-coded.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of disdain

Noun

Each was cast as the antagonist in the game that saw England’s exit a World Cup or European Championship, prompting invective from rival supporters and a siege mentality in Manchester.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
These invectives evidently haven’t spooked Son, who once predicted that AI superintelligence would exist by 2035.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026

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