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denounce

[dih-nouns] / dɪˈnaʊns /
VERB
condemn, attack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accuse blame boycott brand castigate censure criticize decry excoriate prosecute rebuke revile scold threaten vilify
STRONG
adjudicate arraign blacklist charge damn declaim derogate expose finger impeach implicate impugn incriminate indict knock ostracize proscribe rap rat reprehend reprimand reproach reprobate reprove skin smear stigmatize upbraid vituperate
WEAK
charge with denunciate dress down hang something on inveigh against show up take to task
Antonyms
STRONGEST
applaud approve compliment exalt exculpate exonerate flatter laud praise
STRONG
allow cover free ignore welcome
WEAK
commend

Example Sentences

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Minnesotans have been braving the below-freezing cold to show up for protests and denounce the violence in their communities for weeks.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2026

Some appeared on TV to denounce the attack, but their options for immediate retaliation appeared limited.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

But two additional trustees quit the board this week, saying the institution had hesitated to denounce hatred.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Close to 19,000 people, among them the Oscar-winning actor Fernanda Torres and 83-year-old singer Caetano Veloso, rallied at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach to denounce the proposed changes.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

I denounce because though implicated and partially responsible, I have been hurt to the point of abysmal pain, hurt to the point of invisibility.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.