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Synonyms and Antonyms of pillorying
- The press pilloried the judge for her decision.
berating, castigating, crucifying, excoriating, flaying, gibbeting, hammering, keelhauling, lambasting, lashing, scolding, upbraiding
blaming, censuring, condemning, criticizing, denouncing, dispraising, dissing [slang], faulting, knocking, panning, reprehending, slagging [chiefly British]
assailing, attacking, blasting, clobbering, slamming, slashing
beefing, bellyaching, bitching, carping, caviling (or cavilling), complaining, crabbing, croaking, fussing, griping, grousing, growling, grumbling, kicking, kvetching, moaning, murmuring, muttering, niggling, quibbling, whining
admonishing, chiding, drubbing, rebuking, reprimanding, reproaching, reproving
bad-mouthing, belittling, decrying, deriding, discommending, disparaging, putting down
approving, commending, endorsing (also indorsing), recommending, sanctioning
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