slaminformal

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to show disapproval of someone or something
criticizeHe criticized the government's handling of the crisis.
attackShe wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted.
condemnShe was condemned for her comments about the candidate.
denounceThe government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides.
come under fireThe government programme has come under fire for mismanaging funds.
[ T ]
to give an opinion or judgment about a book, film, etc.: 评论，评判（书、影片等）
We're a group of artists who meet to discuss ideas and criticize each other's work.我们是一帮碰了面就讨论问题、互相评论彼此作品的艺术家。
If I criticize him, he gets aggressive and starts shouting.如果我批评他，他就会寻衅大吵大闹。
He was under attack for daring to criticize the prime minister.
It doesn't do to criticize your parents.不可以批评父母。
She grudgingly admitted that she had been wrong to criticize him.她不情愿地承认了批评他是错误的。
I've been slogging my guts out these past few weeks and all he can do is criticize.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Disapproving & criticizing
anathematize
animadversion
aspersion
aw
backbite
barrel
bash
belabour
disapprobation
knock
knocker
let someone have both barrelsidiom
low blow
mordacious
mordancy
pile
poorly
slam
there you goidiom
union-basher

Examples of criticized

criticized

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

It has, nonetheless, been roundly criticized for various reasons (see below).
However, advocates have criticized the amendments for not doing enough for ordinary consumers and continue to demand further changes to the court system.
They were sometimes heavily criticized for taking part in discussions of matters that should be beyond the interests of modest and virtuous women.
Numerous sets of cases have been proposed and criticized by linguists and computational linguists.
They were expected to take part, but they were also criticized for doing so.
Furthermore, members of the community (and perhaps even outsiders) are criticized for failing to in the appropriate conditions.
This simple picture could no doubt be criticized on many grounds.
Although he expressed dissatisfaction with the existing poor law and its administration, the report's proposals were criticized as undemocratic and bureaucratic.
This is an interesting argument, identifying a potentially desirable implication of the often criticized instability of simple-majority rule.
My own position is that value judgments can be rationally defended or criticized.
Public benefits are sometimes criticized on grounds that they incur a large unfunded liability that future generations will have to meet.
Some criticized the organization, as the approval to participate in the study was made at a higher level in the organization.
This study has been criticized for the fact that it was not corrected for pharmacotherapy.
Yes, that is extreme, and such views can be criticized.
The vocabulary taught is criticized as 'useless' and 'never used'.
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