All extol antonyms

verb extol

• deprecate — If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
• blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
• castigate — If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
• censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
• condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
• criticise — criticize
• criticize — If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
• debase — To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
• denounce — If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
• disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
• humiliate — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.