CENSURED Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

censured

verb

past tense of censure

as in reprimanded

to express public or formal disapproval of a vote to censure the President for conduct that was unbecoming to his office

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as in denounced

to declare to be morally wrong or evil our society generally censures the taking of another person's life

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as in criticized

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of critics have striven to outdo each other in censuring that pop novelist's latest work

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Relatives of most, but not all the victims, denounced Biden’s Christmas week decision to spare the killers.

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
The annexation occurred after referendums held days before which were organized by Russian occupation authorities but were denounced by the international community.

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024

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