Criticize

Words related to criticizing someone or something: to say that something is bad, especially something that someone did.

• What words refer to criticizing someone or something?
  criticize be critical be a critic of critique accuse attack launch into an attack on badmouth belittle blame carp cavil censure cite charge decry denounce deprecate deride disparage gibe harangue judge lay into mock rake someone over the coals recriminate reprehend reproach ridicule scoff speak evil of tear down (someone) voice your disapproval
• What words refer to strongly criticizing someone or something?
  slam pan tear to shreds pillory do a hatchet job on blast castigate condemn damn excoriate execrate
• What words refer to criticizing someone in an unfair way?
  find fault with pick holes in knock run down denigrate put down get at
• What words refer to something someone says when criticizing?
  criticism critique (n) accusation attack (n) belittlement castigation censure charge condemnation denigration denouncement denunciation deprecation derision disapproval disparagement excoriation execration faultfinding gibe (n) harangue (n) judgment malediction put-down recrimination reprehension ridicule (n) slur
• What words describe something someone says when criticizing?
  critical (remark/essay) belittling deprecatory disparaging scathing
• What words refer to a person who often criticizes other people?
  critic
• What words describe someone who often criticizes other people?
  critical captious censorious hypercritical judgmental
• What words refer to being criticized by someone else?
  receive criticism come in for criticism be under attack come under attack get a lot of flak take a lot of flak be open to criticism
• What words refer to someone who is criticized?
  target
• What words refer to not criticizing someone?
  don't blame can't blame

• Blame
• Insult
• Mock
• Gossip
• Complain