All condemn synonyms
conΒ·demn
C c verb condemn
- blame β 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.
- criticize β If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
- sentence β Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- punish β to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
- denounce β If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
- censure β If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
- decry β If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
- chide β If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish.
- castigate β If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
- knock β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- reprobate β a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
- deprecate β If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
- name β a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning βgood news,β comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
- reprehend β to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame.
- reproach β to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- frame β a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- skin β the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- pronounce β to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- disapprove β to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disparage β to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- damn β Damn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience.
- adjudge β If someone is adjudged to be something, they are judged or considered to be that thing.
- belittle β If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
- judge β Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
- upbraid β to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.
- doom β fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
- reprove β to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
- proscribe β to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- depreciate β If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- criticise β criticize
- attack β To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- revile β to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- slam β the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam (def 1), little slam.
- come down on β If you come down on one side of an argument, you declare that you support that side.
- pan β an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers.
- put away β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- convict β If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.
- put down β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- rebuke β to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
- call down β to request or invoke
- reprimand β a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- denunciate β to condemn; denounce
- send up β an entertaining or humorous burlesque or parody; takeoff: The best skit in the revue was a send-up of TV game shows.