poor-mouthed

verb

past tense of poor-mouth
as in dismissed
to express scornfully one's low opinion of regardless of whatever is nominated, there'll be those who will poor-mouth the Oscar nominees

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poor-mouthed
  1. dismissed
  2. diminished
  3. minimized
  4. criticized
Verb
  • The case was ultimately dismissed and Levine has denied sending the messages.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Faye dismissed Sonko as prime minister earlier this year, but Sonko’s party retained its large majority in parliament, and he was elected president of the National Assembly soon after.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • But even without that hurdle, the incentive to sue has diminished now that basketball players can earn millions of dollars years before going to the NBA.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 July 2026
  • Workers seek transparency regarding AI's impact on their roles, assurance against job losses, and confidence that their value isn't diminished.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of diminished
Verb
  • Each incident was met with a familiar, suffocating silence — minimized, forgiven and swept away.
    — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 20 July 2026
  • Tonje also did a solid job defensively and minimized his mistakes.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of minimized
Verb
  • David Wallack, owner of Mango’s Tropical Cafe on Ocean Drive, vociferously criticized Suarez’ plan as insufficient.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Malik Nabers criticized Harbaugh’s NFL Draft picks while his return from a serious knee injury remained a mystery.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of criticized
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“Poor-mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poor-mouthed. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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