Decrying

Synonyms for "decrying" (14 found)

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Related words (7)

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More general

6 entries
actbehaviorcriticismevaluativemoral judgmentspeech act

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analytical critiquecondemnatorydenunciatoryethical rebukemoral condemnationpolicy critiquepolitical denunciationpublic condemnationpublic denunciation

Collocations

16 entries
condemnatory remarkscritical stancedecrying of corruptiondecrying rhetoricdenunciatory languagemoral condemnationmoral decryingpolicy critiquepolitical decryingpolitical dissentpublic decryingpublic denunciationrhetorical decryingsocial criticismverbal rebukevigorous decrying

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In decrying the body as something evil, the flesh as the tempter to everything that is sinful, man has mutilated his being in the vain attempt to keep his soul pure, while his body rotted away from the injuries and tortures inflicted upon it.

Source: tatoeba (8603270)

As populations and cities grow, our once pristine view of the stars is being whitewashed by urban glow. Astronomers, whose view of the heavens is being dimmed, are complaining, but biologists are also decrying light pollution because they find it hurts wildlife development and possibly human health, too.

Source: tatoeba (10813035)

The energy crisis buffeting the continent has placed Johnson and other European leaders in the difficult position of decrying fossil fuels while urgently prioritizing affordable access to them to avoid a political backlash by voters and businesses furious at the spiking costs of heating homes and running factories.

Source: tatoeba (10873717)

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