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Synonyms for criticism
ˈkrɪt əˌsɪz əmcrit·i·cism
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
criticism
Blame, censure, and disapproval may either be felt or uttered; comment, criticism, rebuke, reflection, reprehension, and reproof are always expressed. The same is true of admonition and animadversion. Comment and criticism may be favorable as well as censorious; they imply no superiority or authority on the part of him who utters them; nor do reflection or reprehension, which are simply turning the mind back upon what is disapproved. Reprehension is supposed to be calm and just, and with good intent; it is therefore a serious matter, however mild, and is capable of great force, as expressed in the phrase severe reprehension. Reflection is often from mere ill feeling, and is likely to be more personal and less impartial than reprehension; we often speak of unkind or unjust reflections. Rebuke, literally a stopping of the mouth, is administered to a forward or hasty person; reproof is administered to one intentionally or deliberately wrong; both words imply authority in the reprover, and direct expression of disapproval to the face of the person rebuked or reproved. Reprimand is official censure formally administered by a superior to one under his command. Animadversion is censure of a high, authoritative, and somewhat formal kind. Rebuke may be given at the outset, or in the midst of an action; animadversion, reflection, reprehension, reproof, always follow the act; admonition is anticipatory, and meant to be preventive. Check is allied to rebuke, and given before or during action; chiding is nearer to reproof, but with more of personal bitterness and less of authority. Compare CONDEMN; REPROVE.
Synonyms:
admonition, animadversion, blame, censure, check, chiding, comment, condemnation, denunciation, disapproval, objurgation, rebuke, reflection, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, reproof, reproval, upbraidingAntonyms:
applause, approbation, approval, commendation, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, praise
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
criticism
Synonyms:
stricture, censure, animadversion
Princeton's WordNet
criticism, unfavorable judgmentnoun
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
"the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
Synonyms:
literary criticism, unfavorable judgment, critiquecriticism, critiquenoun
a serious examination and judgment of something
"constructive criticism is always appreciated"
Synonyms:
literary criticism, review article, unfavorable judgment, critique, critical review, reviewcriticism, literary criticismnoun
a written evaluation of a work of literature
Synonyms:
literary criticism, unfavorable judgment, critique, lit crit
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
criticismnoun
Synonyms:
art of criticisingcriticismnoun
Synonyms:
critique, strictures, animadversion, review, critical remarks
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
criticismnoun
Synonyms:
critique, censure, animadversion, stricture, cavil
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "criticism":
critical, critique, criticisms, critic, criticise, criticizing, criticized, criticising, monetary, reproach
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#171 | review | |
#272 | check | |
#525 | comment | |
#1783 | critical | |
#5766 | criticism | |
#6975 | monetary | |
#7199 | blame | |
#7228 | reflection | |
#10836 | critique | |
#10865 | critic | |
#17406 | criticized | |
#21996 | criticisms | |
#22556 | condemnation | |
#32295 | criticizing | |
#32649 | disapproval | |
#42143 | censure | |
#42903 | reproach | |
#44368 | reprimand | |
#45992 | rebuke | |
#47065 | criticise | |
#55997 | admonition | |
#64752 | denunciation | |
#67376 | criticising | |
#95154 | stricture | |
#105484 | reproof | |
#168881 | chiding | |
#189267 | reprehension | |
#322179 | upbraiding |
How to use criticism in a sentence?
They have a kind of hubris about this, there's a level of confidence in having escaped a lot of criticism from the international community, a sense that nobody is actually going to punish us for this.
Since the BDS Movement has escalated on campus, Jewish students have reported more incidents of anti-Semitism and hate speech against Israel, including calls for Israel’s demise, support for violence against Israelis, spray-painted swastikas, and more, the comments by UCLA student council members are an indication of how the line between legitimate criticism and anti-Semitism has become blurred.
Immanuel Kant, CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON:
Criticism alone can sever the root of materialism, fatalism, atheism, free-thinking, fanaticism, and superstition, which can be injurious universally; as well as of idealism and skepticism, which are dangerous chiefly to the Schools, and hardly allow of being handed on to the public.
He was a person who had been fierce in his criticism of Putin. He'd clearly gotten under Putin's skin on a number of occasions. A number of people had become his enemies, there's a culture of suspicion and conspiracy in Russia, so even if in fact this had nothing to do with authority, nothing to do with a power element, a good number of people in Russia and around the world will find this suspicious.
There's a sense on the Israeli right that progressive or liberal viewpoints are a danger and that something has to be done about it, it has very negative connotations. It creates a hostile environment for those who express legitimate criticism and would put Israel in some very bad company.
Translations for criticism
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- نقدArabic
- тәнҡитBashkir
- критикаBulgarian
- kritikaCzech
- dadel, kritikDanish
- KritikGerman
- κριτική, μομφή, επίκρισηGreek
- kritikoEsperanto
- críticaSpanish
- arvustamineEstonian
- انتقادPersian
- kritiikki, tarkastelu, arviointi, arvosteluFinnish
- la critique, critiqueFrench
- critic, léirmheastóireacht, beachtaíocht, cáineadhIrish
- críticaGalician
- ביקורתHebrew
- आलोचनाHindi
- kritikaHungarian
- քննադատությունArmenian
- kritikIndonesian
- criticaItalian
- ביקורתHebrew
- 批判Japanese
- 평, 비판Korean
- ڕهخنهKurdish
- criticaeLatin
- kritiekDutch
- kritikkNorwegian
- krytykaPolish
- criticismo, críticaPortuguese
- criticăRomanian
- критика, порицаниеRussian
- vetëkritikë, autokritikëAlbanian
- kritikSwedish
- திறனாய்வுTamil
- విమర్Telugu
- คำวิจารณ์Thai
- panunuri, pamumunaTagalog
- eleştiri, tenkitTurkish
- критикаUkrainian
- تنقیدUrdu
- sự chỉ tríchVietnamese
- קריטיקYiddish
- 批评Chinese
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