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Acclaim

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Acclaim

/əˈkleɪm/

Tone: "Acclaim" is tonally neutral and works across formal and informal registers. Pairing it with its antonym "condemn" can sharpen contrast and clarify an argument.

Usage: "Acclaim" functions as both a verb and a noun, so context is key — make sure the surrounding sentence makes the intended meaning clear. Its core sense is: enthusiastic approval.

Antonyms for "acclaim" (82 found)

Noun(67 words)

backlashes barracking bashing bellyaching bemoaning bitches bleat bleats booing brickbat brickbats canceling carp carping castigation censure censuring complaining complaint condemn

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criticism criticize critiques critiquing damnation damned debacles diatribes disapprobation disapproval discredit disfavor disgrace disparage dispraise drubbing flak fulmination gripe gripes griping groans grouch grouse grumble hailstorm heckle heckles hisses hissing jeer jeering jeremiads lampoon obloquy pillory pooh pratfall reproaches reproofs reproval scoffs sling snortsstrong disapprovaltrashing whine

Verb(15 words)

blamed calumniates castigating disapproving disgraced griped grumbled heckled niggled poohing pshaws reprehend reproaching snivel vilified

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