criticisms

NOUN

interpretation, analysis

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assessment comment critique judgment opinion review

STRONG

appraisal appreciation commentary elucidation essay estimate evaluation examination exposition notice observation pan rating rave scorcher sideswipe study

WEAK

reviewal sleighride write-up

Antonyms

STRONG

heedlessness neglect

WEAK

approval compliment estimation guess praise supposition

NOUN

verbal disapproval

Synonyms

STRONGEST

denunciation objection

STRONG

animadversion aspersion blast brickbats carping cavil censure cut disparagement faultfinding flak hit knock opprobrium pan quibble reproof roast slam slap static stricture swipe vitriol zapper

WEAK

Bronx cheer bad press call down caviling critical remarks nit-picking panning put down rap on knuckles slap on wrist

Antonyms

STRONG

approval compliment flattery praise sanction

WEAK

estimation guess supposition

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criticisms

Paul Powers, chief executive of Physna, a company whose technology could be used to block gun parts on 3-D printers, said the strongest criticisms of AB 2047 “misunderstand how the software works.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

"Yes, there have been criticisms," he says, acknowledging arguments that are now almost a quarter of a century old.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

As pointed as modern criticisms of the books’ cultural whitewashing are, the old TV show was only progressive to a point.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

Rutte has also pushed back against Trump’s criticisms in private meetings, according to people familiar with their talks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Few criticisms of the legislation could be heard en route to enactment.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander