| scorch(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, insult) |
| sell short(expression, underrate, undervalue) |
| slam(verb, attack, reject, oppose, dismiss) |
| slur(verb, oppose, slight, criticize, lower) |
| sneer at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, scorn) |
| sound off(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, censure) |
| sour grapes(expression, dismiss, criticize, scorn, mock) |
| speak ill of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, disapprobation) |
| spit upon(verb, expression, reject, scorn, dislike) |
| take |
| take down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, scorn) |
| warn(verb, stop, give, check, oppose) |
| write off(verb, expression, dismiss, criticize, scorn) |
| abbreviate(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| abhor(verb, reject, criticize, scorn, censure) |
| abominate(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid) |
| accuse(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| acquaint(order, prepare, prompt, alert, inform) |
| address(verb, order, tell, prepare, prompt) |
| adjudge(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn) |