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brickbats

NOUN

criticism

Synonyms

STRONGEST

denunciation objection

STRONG

animadversion aspersion blast carping cavil censure cut disparagement faultfinding flak hit knock opprobrium pan quibble reproof roast slam slap static stricture swipe vitriol zapper

WEAK

Bronx cheer bad press call down caviling critical remarks nit-picking panning put down rap on knuckles slap on wrist

Antonyms

STRONG

approval compliment flattery praise sanction

WEAK

estimation guess supposition

Example Sentences

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That 2,700-page doorstop, the fruit of 750 “editor-years,” was greeted with brickbats on its appearance in 1961.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

And two brickbats were awarded to carmaker BMW, one of those involving a partnership with Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Musk’s approach earned brickbats from people who think seriously, not whimsically, about the social and economic implications of concentrated wealth.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2021

Public referendums have become the civic brickbats of anti-Olympics activists.

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2021

I looked around and saw several brickbats scattered about.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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