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 But Endre is quick to allay fears that Queen Silvia is a hatchet job. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 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

This dynamic drew criticism from readers — and, later, a response from Berry.

— August Lamm, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Speaking in Spanish, Leo emphasized the importance of protecting family life and delivered a pointed criticism of both laws.

— Carrie Kahn, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of criticism

Noun

Marshall's campaign, for its part, bet heavily on an attack ad surrounding claims that Hamilton protected a pedophile.

— Grace Hills, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
In the Dnipro area, rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble Tuesday morning, after a Russian attack killed one person and wounded 17, local authorities said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of attack

Noun

For protesters, that record sits uneasily besides the prime minister’s denunciation of violence against women.

— Amrita Basu, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026
The frontrunner is Marine Le Pen, who has worked for years to make her far-right party, the National Rally, more electable while campaigning on immigration, crime, and denunciation of an out-of-touch political class.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of denunciation

Noun

Israel might face its ultimate fear—losing the United States’ veto at the UN Security Council, which has protected its occupation since 1967 from international censure, even under critical Democratic presidents such as Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.

— Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
Football—besides being one of our more ubiquitous and unrestrained national entertainments—has also become one of the rare arenas in American life where highly specialized language can flourish without censure.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of censure

Noun

The abuse included shooting him with a BB gun, burning his genitals and forcing him to eat cat feces.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Surveys show that both Democrats and Republicans believe that sizable proportions of the other side favor wrongful imprisonment, tax fraud, embezzlement, adultery, animal abuse, and child pornography.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of abuse

Noun

The vote came after a tumultuous legal battle over whether the map would be used in Tuesday’s elections, a fight that sparked national attention and saw the state’s top election official held in contempt of court.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Depending on what the inquiry finds in the golf case, potential sanctions could include contempt proceedings if a court order was violated, and possible referral of attorneys to disciplinary authorities.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of contempt

Noun

During his presidency, Ronald Reagan showed his disdain for the Soviet Union.

— Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
More in Out of Pocket, Out of Reach Americans’ disdain for the health insurance system was vividly illustrated nearly two years ago in the reactions to the killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of disdain

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