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criticize
verb as in disapprove, judge as bad
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blame, blast, castigate, censure, chastise, chide, condemn, denounce, excoriate, reprimand
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bash, blister, carp, clobber, disparage, fluff, fustigate, hit, knock, lambaste, pan, rap, reprehend, reprobate, reprove, rip, roast, scorch, skin, slam, slog, slug, trash, trim, zap
Weak matches
animadvert on, come down on, cut down, cut to bits, cut up, denunciate, do a number on, dress down, find fault, fulminate against, give bad press, jump on, nag at, nit-pick, pick at, scathe, skin alive, take down
verb as in analyze, interpret
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Example Sentences
Brazil’s been criticized by leaders and NGO groups for tearing down the Amazon rainforest for agriculture production.
A federal judge sharply criticized the Justice Department’s handling of its criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday, saying it appeared prosecutors had decided to “indict first” and “investigate later.”
She has said that Ireland “certainly cannot trust” the U.S. and has criticized the U.K. and France for their links to the so-called global military industrial complex.
“His message was very clear and non-partisan. When one campaign couldn’t even criticize gerrymandering in Texas, it was probably hard for voters to believe they actually cared about fairness.”
His new friends often criticized the American government, especially the country’s economic inequality and its shameful record of racism.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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