Synonyms of dispraises

dispraises 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dispraise

as in criticizes

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of

the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticizes
• blames
• faults
• condemns
• knocks
• denounces
• attacks
• reprehends
• finds fault (with)
• takes to task
• tweaks
• slams
• pans
• slags
• censures
• scolds
• complains
• comes down hard (on)
• kicks
• slashes
• lashes
• disses
• blasts
• nicks (at)
• assails
• admonishes
• whines
• moans
• murmurs
• clobbers
• grumbles
• skewers
• snipes (at)
• discommends
• bitches
• growls
• upbraids
• mutters
• grouses
• gripes
• beefs
• reprimands
• disparages
• chides
• lambasts
• quibbles
• rebukes
• excoriates
• bellyaches
• crucifies
• crabs
• kvetches
• keelhauls
• berates
• belittles
• decries
• derides
• carps
• pillories
• drubs
• reproves
• reproaches
• cavils
• croaks
• flays
• niggles
• hammers
• lambastes
• bad-mouths
• castigates
• fusses
• gibbets
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praises
• extols
• lauds
• recommends
• approves
• extolls
• indorses
• endorses
• commends
• sanctions

dispraises

2 of 2

noun

plural of dispraise

as in reprehensions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reprehensions
• criticisms
• reprobations
• blames
• condemnations
• denunciations
• opprobriums
• censures
• antagonisms
• thumbs-downs
• hostilities
• antipathies
• disrelishes
• reproaches
• objections
• distastes
• discountenances
• rejections
• oppositions
• disapprobations
• belittlements
• disparagements
• disapprovals
• displeasures
• disesteems
• dislikes
• deprecations
• disfavors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approvals
• favors
• praises
• sanctions
• acclaim
• approbations
• commendations
• indorsements
• endorsements
• sympathies
• thumbs-ups
• empathies