Synonyms for criticize
ˈkrɪt əˌsaɪzcrit·i·cize

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1. knock, criticize, criticise, pick apartverb

   find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

   "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

   Synonyms:
   bump, strike hard, knock, ping, pink, criticise, rap, pick apart, tap

   Antonyms:
   praise

2. criticize, criticiseverb

   act as a critic

   "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"

   Synonyms:
   pick apart, criticise, knock

   Antonyms:
   praise

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1. List of paraphrases for "criticize":

   criticise, criticizes, slam, slams, critique, criticizing

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1. Marco Rubio:

   I mean the President wakes up in the morning and takes a breath, half the people in this country are upset he's breathing, at least some percent in this country( gets upset). His critics are always going to criticize anything he does, but that's not just him ; that's just the nature of modern American politics.

2. Vince Lombardi:

   Praise in public criticize in private.

3. Mikhail Klimentyev:

   Today, we are being criticized for being the only country in the world to support Russia in its fight against Nazism. We support and will continue to support Russia, and those who criticize us, do they not know that we have such a close union with the Russian Federation ?

4. Sid Naing:

   This issue is directly linked to poverty, it is ... important for society to not just criticize them, but to understand why it happened and help them get on the right path.

5. Matthew Dowd:

   I don't think what she said in any way we should criticize her for. Ofcourse we should be more confrontational, that doesn't mean we should be more violent ... The Republicans seem to me to be on the complete wrong side of history on this.