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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

Roos also expressed admiration: “Every day people around him were throwing brickbats at him, saying: “Why are you doing this?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Francis seems calm about the brickbats that come his way.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2023

Eisenhower offered to reappoint him for a new term, but Strauss had grown weary of dodging brickbats in Washington.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik