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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
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Example Sentences

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Before Putin confidant Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner Group turned against Mr. Putin in their infamous mutiny of June 2023, Prigozhin took to Telegram to denounce Russia’s generals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

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

Then when her ready cash was gone, had come Who Flung to denounce his predecessor as a scoundrel and took up around the house himself.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

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