297 entries under criticize topic. ×

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diminish(verb, reduce, withdraw, lower)
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discuss(review, condemn, judge, assess)
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downplay(verb, reduce, diminish, lower)
3
excoriate(verb, attack, censure, condemn)
3
let have it(verb, expression, idiom, beat, attack)
3
question(noun, verb, order, force, press)
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rebuff(noun, verb, charge, cut, attack)
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reprove(verb, charge, attack, scorn)
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slate(verb, scorn, censure, condemn)
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upbraid(verb, charge, attack, sound)
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zap(verb, hit, blow, dispute)
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admonish(verb, charge, scorn, censure)
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alive(verb, informal, disparage)
2
ascribe(verb, charge, censure, condemn)
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asperse(verb, charge, abuse, scorn)
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assail(attack, challenge, disparage, contravene)
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attribute(verb, charge, censure, condemn)
2
backbite(verb, charge, reduce, sound, withdraw)
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berate(verb, charge, sound, abuse)
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blister(verb, reduce, withdraw, abuse, diminish)
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