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find fault with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge)
11
find fault(verb, expression, attack, start)
7
take to task(verb, expression, charge, attack)
4
pull to pieces(expression, timing, pan, disapprobation)
3
call to account(verb, expression, charge, accuse)
3
jump all over(verb, expression, charge, censure)
2
blow the whistle on(expression, charge, censure, condemn)
2
climb all over(expression, charge, censure, condemn)
2
come down on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack)
2
lay a bad trip on(expression, charge, censure, condemn)
2
let one have it(expression, charge, censure, condemn)
2
look down on(verb, expression, reject, oppose)
2
lower the boom(expression, charge, censure, condemn)
2
pass the buck(expression, charge, censure, condemn)
2
pick holes(verb, expression, complain, disapprobation)
2
pick to pieces(expression, disapprobation)
2
point the finger(expression, charge, censure, condemn)
2
stick it to(verb, expression, charge, dispute)
2
take down a peg(verb, expression, attack, scorn)
2
take exception(expression, oppose, fight, cross)
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APASmart Define. (2016). criticize thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/criticize/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, criticize thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/criticize/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "criticize thesaurus" 1 April 2016. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/criticize/thesaurus/synonyms>