124 entries under criticize topic. ×

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malign(verb, bad, ruin, slight, abuse)
10
disparage(verb, bad, slight, abuse)
10
slander(verb, bad, ruin, slight, abuse)
9
vilify(verb, sound, ruin, slight, abuse)
8
libel(verb, ruin, slight, abuse)
8
traduce(verb, bad, ruin, slight, abuse)
7
defame(verb, sound, ruin, slight, abuse)
6
backbite(verb, bad, sound, slight)
6
belittle(verb, sound, slight, abuse)
6
run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, sound, abuse)
5
abuse(verb, bad, attack, sound)
5
asperse(verb, bad, ruin, slight, abuse)
5
decry(verb, sound, slight, abuse)
5
downplay(verb, scorn, disparage, discredit)
5
smear(verb, sound, ruin, slight, abuse)
4
calumniate(verb, sound, ruin, slight)
4
detract(verb, bad, slight, scorn)
4
diminish(verb, abuse, scorn, condemn)
4
knock(verb, sound, abuse, scorn)
4
pan(verb, study, ruin, slight, abuse)
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MLASmart Define. "bad-mouth thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/bad-mouth/thesaurus/synonyms>