Criticize

/ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/

Synonyms for "criticize" (301 found)

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Verb(34 words)

condemn accuses admonish analyze anathemise animadvert assail assailed assailing assails assess attacked bash bashedbawl outbeefed bemoan berate berated berates

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berisp bewails blame blamed blames blast carped castigate castigated censure censured charge chastisechew out

accuse affront annotate appraise assess attack belittle blame blast carpcarp atcarper castigate cavil caviler censure

Noun(11 words)

assaults attacking attacks bashing blisters blowtorches brickbats broadside carping carps censures

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Verb(36 words)

chide criticise crucified crucify damns decried decries decry denounce denounced denounces denunciate deplore deplores deprecate deprecates derogate dinged disapproving disparage

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dissed dragdress downeat someone aliveevaluate excoriate excoriates excoriating expostulating fault faultedfind faultflay flayed fulminateget at

Noun(25 words)

clucking condoningcritique evidencecrucifying damn damned decrying demagogues demerit denouncing deploring ding dinging dings disfavor dislikes dispraise dissfault the systemfaultfinding

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faulting faults firebombs flawing frowns

comecomment uponcondemn criticizer critiquecut updamndeal withdecry denounce denunciate descant disapprovedisapprove ofdiscipline disclaim discourse discuss dissert dissertate

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estimate evaluate faultfinderfulminate againstfustigate get

Adjective(3 words)

damning disparaging flyspecked

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Verb(65 words)

get downget upgive somebody a piece of one's mindgive somebody what-forgnashed growled horsewhipped impugns indict indicting indicts inveigh jabbed judged keelhaul knocklace intolacerate lambaste lambastes

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lambastslay intolecturelight intonitpicked objurgate pannedpick apartpilloried polemicise pooh-poohput someone on blastrailed rateread somebody the riot actrebuke reprehend reprehends reprimand reproach reproached reproofed reproverip intorubbish savage scold scorched scourged skewer slam slammed slate sniped strafetear intotell offthreaptick offtosh upbraid upbraided vilify vilipend vituperate

glossgo intohandle hit impugninquire intojudge knock knocker lambaste lash momus moralizemoralize uponniggle object pan pick pullpull to pieces

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punishput downquibble rail rap remarkremark uponreprehend reprobate review roast scathe skin slam slate smellfungus snipesnipe atsurveytake to tasktake uptalk tasktouch upontreattreat ofvaluewrite up

Noun(34 words)

grouches harpooning jabs knocking knocks lambastingmeasure of displeasurenitpicks pickaxing pinpricks polemise potshot pounces pouncingrate sciencerebato reproaches rubbishing savages skewers

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slag slamming slams slating slings snipe snipes sniping stingingtear apartterrible designtrash trashing wail

Adjective(3 words)

open critiquepronounced incoherenceslated

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6 relation types

More general

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act analysis comment critique evaluation judgment noticepoint outremark

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6 entries

censuredata critiquefault findingmethodology critiquerebuketheory critique

Collocations

6 entries

criticize findingscriticize methodologycriticize resultsoffer criticismpresent criticismpublic criticism

Inflections

3 entries

criticized criticizes criticizing

Derivations

2 entries

critic criticism

Antonyms

1 entries

praise

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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Don't take it amiss if I criticize your work.

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Far be it from me to criticize, but your dress is rather loud.

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Please read and criticize my new book.

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Please don't get angry if I criticize.

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