Thesaurus / dispraise
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"I'd be slow to take Master Bob's word, either in praise or dispraise of any man," said the first speaker.
SIR JASPER CAREWCHARLES JAMES LEVERWe do not say these things in dispraise of Burns: nay, perhaps, they but interest us the more in his favor.
LIFE OF ROBERT BURNSTHOMAS CARLYLEWith lepidus, illepidus, uenustus, inuenustus they are his usual terms of literary praise and dispraise.
THE OXFORD BOOK OF LATIN VERSEVARIOUSThe toast was cold, the tea had drawn too long, and for once the mistress never said a word in dispraise.
A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD BOSTONAMANDA MILLIE DOUGLASStill, I venture on remarking that the doctrine of Evolution has acquired both praise and dispraise which it does not deserve.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT G. INGERSOLL, VOL. 6 (OF 12)ROBERT G. INGERSOLLIt is this very accuracy that almost forces us at this time to minimise and dispraise Tennyson's work.
ENGLISH LITERATURE: MODERNG. H. MAIRAltho I dispraise not the defense of just immunities, yet love my peace better, if that were all.
THE BEST OF THE WORLD'S CLASSICS, RESTRICTED TO PROSE. VOLUME III (OF X) - GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IFRANCIS W. HALSEYSuch new desolation as she must have felt was masked under jesting dispraise of our execrable Northern climate.
THE BOSS OF LITTLE ARCADYHARRY LEON WILSONShe did not even seem to see them, arranging them without a word either of praise or dispraise.
DOCTOR PASCALEMILE ZOLAThe woordes of Metellus of mariage, and wiuing with the prayse and dispraise of the same.
THE PALACE OF PLEASURE, VOLUME 1WILLIAM PAINTERWORDS RELATED TO DISPRAISE
- blame
- censure
- chastise
- criticize
- damn
- decry
- denounce
- deplore
- deprecate
- detract
- disallow
- discommend
- discountenance
- disesteem
- disfavor
- dislike
- dismiss
- dispraise
- expostulate
- find fault with
- find unacceptable
- frown on
- look askance at
- look down on
- nix
- object to
- oppose
- pan
- pass on
- refuse
- reject
- remonstrate
- reprehend
- reprobate
- reprove
- set aside
- slam
- spurn
- take dim view of
- take exception to
- turn down
- veto
- zing
- abuse
- belittle
- chill
- cry down
- decry
- defame
- degrade
- deject
- demoralize
- denigrate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deride
- derogate
- dis
- discourage
- discredit
- disdain
- dishearten
- dismiss
- dispirit
- dispraise
- downcry
- dump on
- lower
- malign
- minimize
- pan
- put down
- put hooks in
- rap
- ridicule
- roast
- run down
- scorch
- scorn
- slam
- slander
- smear
- sour grapes
- tear down
- traduce
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- vilify
- write off
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