Synonyms of decried

decried

verb

past tense of decry

1

as in dismissed

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

scientists were quick to decry the claims of the psychic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• criticized
• minimized
• diminished
• disparaged
• denounced
• denigrated
• discounted
• belittled
• condemned
• derogated
• disliked
• dumped on
• depreciated
• deprecated
• cried down
• talked down
• wrote off
• trashed
• ran down
• bad-mouthed
• trash-talked
• scolded
• played down
• dissed
• discredited
• poor-mouthed
• vilipended
• kissed off
• put down
• abused
• vilified
• maligned
• censured
• disapproved (of)
• discommended
• slandered
• disgraced
• reprehended
• defamed
• reprobated
• traduced
• ripped
• slurred
• aspersed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• applauded
• lauded
• extolled
• approved
• acclaimed
• recommended
• magnified
• endorsed
• exalted
• glorified
• sanctioned
• favored
• commended
• complimented
• countenanced
• eulogized

2

as in denounced

to declare to be morally wrong or evil

a statement by the church decrying modern society's liberal attitude regarding marriage and divorce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denounced
• criticized
• condemned
• blamed
• attacked
• censured
• execrated
• anathematized
• damned
• reprobated
• disparaged
• reprehended
• faulted
• panned
• sentenced
• convicted
• belittled
• hated
• slammed
• doomed
• knocked
• scolded
• chastised
• admonished
• blasted
• ostracized
• berated
• abhorred
• excommunicated
• deprecated
• upbraided
• detested
• rebuked
• castigated
• loathed
• blacklisted
• reviled
• raked
• lambasted
• reprimanded
• dispraised
• reproached
• dissed
• reproved
• vituperated
• cursed
• abominated
• imprecated
• chid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• blessed
• sanctioned
• praised
• lauded
• extolled
• applauded
• hailed
• commended
• touted
• exalted
• glorified
• saluted
• acclaimed
• honored
• eulogized
• consecrated
• sanctified
• revered
• venerated
• hallowed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decried

One of the grid’s most astute late-nineteenth-century critics, the geologist John Wesley Powell, decried its environmental recklessness. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

For more than a decade, agents and analysts have decried the death of the movie star. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2026

As reports of the states reaching a settlement with Paramount emerged Monday, critics decried the deal — while warning of what further consolidation could mean in an industry already controlled by just a few major players. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Mike Rogers stood outside Cody High School on Detroit's west side on a recent drizzly morning and decried Michigan's decline in reading achievement. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

In response, groups including the Israeli American Council and the Anti-Defamation League decried Macklemore’s performance on social media, with the former creating a petition that called on Sheeran to remove the rapper from the tour. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Some decried Stonepeak’s ownership of Omni Air International, a charter airline that carried out long-haul deportation flights for the federal government. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Hogg and his allies, for instance, decried Lynch for accepting corporate political action committee money and for being the last House Democrat in office who voted against the Affordable Care Act in 2010. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Michael Seaman decried the piecemeal approach of the project, saying that this was how problems had arisen with Country Club Plaza and Country Club Center. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026