Home Synonyms criticism

Synonyms of criticism in English:

criticism


See US English definition of criticism

See UK English definition of criticism

See Spanish definition of crítica

noun

1‘in football management you come to expect criticism’

SYNONYMS
censure, reproval, condemnation, denunciation, disapproval, disparagement, opprobrium, captiousness, fault-finding, carping, cavilling
chastisement, castigation, upbraiding, berating, abuse, vituperation, scolding, chiding
reproofs, remonstrances, broadsides, strictures, admonishments, recriminations, aspersions, slurs, smears
informal nitpicking, knocking, panning, slamming, flak, a bad press, brickbats, knocks, raps, bad notices
British informal stick, verbal, slagging off, slagging, slating
Australian informal sledge
archaic contumely
rare animadversion, objurgation, excoriation, reprobation, arraignment

2‘the book was distributed to people for criticism’

SYNONYMS
evaluation, assessment, examination, appreciation, appraisal, analysis, judgement
comment, commentary, interpretation, explanation, explication, elucidation, annotation, notation
opinions, views, observations, pronouncements, remarks, notes
rare scholia