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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disapprove, judge as bad |
| Synonyms: | animadvert on, bash, blame, blast, blister, carp, castigate, censure, chastise, chide, clobber, come down on, condemn, cut down, cut to bits, cut up, denounce, denunciate, disparage, do a number on, dress down, excoriate, find fault, fluff, fulminate against, fustigate, give bad press, hit, jump on, knock*, lambaste*, nag at, nit-pick, pan, pick at, rap, reprehend, reprimand, reprobate, reprove, rip*, roast, scathe, scorch*, skin alive, skin*, slam*, slog, slug, take down, trash*, trim*, zap |
| Antonyms: | approve, compliment, laud, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | review |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize, scrutinize |
| Synonyms: | assess, bad-mouth, correct, discuss, evaluate, examine, give one's opinion, inspect, judge, knock*, pan, put down*, rave, read through, reedit, revise, rip, skin alive, slam*, study, swipe at, take down, trash*, weigh, write a critique, zap |
| Notes: | a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something, while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study |
| Antonyms: | approve, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | insult |
| Synonyms: | blacken, blemish, blister, blot, blow off, brand, calumniate, cap, chop*, cut to the quick, cut up, defame, denigrate, detract, discredit, disgrace, dump on, give a black eye, hit where one lives, insinuate, kick in the teeth, libel, malign, miff, offend, push, put down*, reproach, roast, scorch*, skin alive, slander, slap in the face, slight, smear, snub, spatter, stain, tear down, traduce, vilify, zing |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flatter, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vilify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize very harshly |
| Synonyms: | abuse, asperse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, berate, blister, call down, caluminate, censure, curse, cuss, damn, debase, decry, defame, denigrate, denounce, dig*, disparage, dress down, dump on, give a black eye, jinx, knock*, libel, malign, mistreat, mudsling, pan, put a whammy on, put down*, rag on, rap, revile, rip up, roast, run down, scorch, skin alive, slam*, slander, slur, smear, speak ill of, tear down, tear into, traduce, vituperate, voodoo |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | review |
| Synonyms: | abstract, assess, bad-mouth, correct, discuss, epitomize, evaluate, examine, give one's opinion, go over, inspect, judge, knock*, pan, put down*, rave, read through, recapitulate, reedit, revise, rip, run down, run through, skin alive, slam*, study, sum up, summarize, swipe at, synopsize, take down, trash*, weigh, wrap up, write a critique, zap |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | synopsize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | review |
| Synonyms: | abstract, assess, bad-mouth, correct, discuss, epitomize, evaluate, examine, give one's opinion, go over, inspect, judge, knock*, pan, put down*, rave, read through, recapitulate, reedit, revise, rip, run down, run through, skin alive, slam*, study, sum up, summarize, swipe at, take down, trash*, weigh, wrap up, write a critique, zap |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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