37 entries under approve topic. ×

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slight(noun, verb, complete, regard, warm)
4
censure(noun, verb, disregard, praise, criticize)
4
denounce(verb, attack, praise, criticize, censure)
4
criticize(verb, censure, blame, disapprove)
3
belittle(verb, praise)
3
disparage(verb, honor, praise, criticize)
2
castigate(verb, praise, criticize, censure, blame)
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condemn(verb, praise, criticize, censure, blame)
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animadvert on(expression, praise)
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blow whistle on(expression, idiom, praise)
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call down(expression, praise, regard, commend)
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cuss out(expression, praise)
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cut down to size(expression, idiom, praise)
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cut to bits(expression, idiom, praise)
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drag over the coals(expression, idiom, praise)
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eat heart out(expression, idiom)
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find fault with(expression, idiom, free)
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find guilty(expression, praise)
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fustigate
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give bad press(expression, idiom, praise)
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