147 entries under criticize topic. ×

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slam(verb, phrasal verb, cut, attack, praise)
5
slash(verb, cut, attack, praise)
4
chastise(verb, attack, censure, condemn)
4
drub(verb, cut, attack, praise)
4
rebuke(verb, attack, censure, condemn)
4
reproach(verb, attack, censure, condemn)
4
reprove(verb, attack, censure, condemn)
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assail(verb, beat, attack, reprimand)
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blame(verb, attack, censure, condemn)
3
blast(attack, censure, condemn, blame)
3
chasten(verb, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
3
denounce(verb, attack, censure, condemn)
3
knock(verb, attack, censure, condemn)
3
pan(verb, cut, attack, abuse)
3
score(verb, attack, praise, scratch)
3
slate(verb, attack, censure, disparage)
3
upbraid(verb, attack, censure, condemn)
3
vilify(verb, cut, attack, censure)
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chide(verb, censure, condemn, blame)
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come down on(verb, expression, idiom, censure)
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