Decry: alternatives and connections

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Decry

To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to blame clamorously; to discredit; to disparage.

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Broader term 1

Denounce 76% connected

To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil).

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Excoriation 74% connected

The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Excoriation 74% connected

The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Condemn 92% connected

To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Objurgate 92% connected

To chide; to reprove.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reprobate 92% connected

Not enduring proof or trial; not of standard purity or fineness; disallowed; rejected.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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