denounced

verb

past tense of denounce
1
as in condemned
to declare to be morally wrong or evil the church council denounced the bishop's teachings, officially declaring them to be heresy

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2
as in criticized
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of denounced the shoddy merchandise that the local shops were foisting on tourists

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3
as in censured
to express public or formal disapproval of the governor has denounced the court's decision and vows to press for a constitutional amendment

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Recent Examples of denounced The fashion publication 1 Granary chimed in, suggesting that a number of industry figures who denounced the collection would later shop it. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Abraham and Szor, both Israeli filmmakers, have been denounced as traitors in Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself has threatened to revoke their citizenship. — Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 At a press conference on Wednesday, immigrant rights groups and attorneys denounced the facility and raised concerns that the property was contaminated with PFAS. — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Neon’s announcement comes after the SCP Wiki team denounced a film from A24, Spooky Pictures and Image Nation shortly after it was unveiled. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 The merger has been unpopular in Hollywood and critics denounced the settlement as weak. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Volusia County Corrections Police denounced the flyers Tuesday, saying that people will try to use a tragedy or difficult moment to spread hate or further an agenda. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Sticking to sports commentators, Jemele Hill immediately denounced Charlie Kirk as a racist days after his murder. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 El-Sayed has repeatedly denounced political or religious violence of any kind and antisemitism specifically. — Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denounced
  1. condemned
  2. criticized
  3. censured
  4. blamed
  5. faulted
  6. reprimanded
  7. decried
  8. punished
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  • Barry Jefferson, president of the NAACP Arkansas State Conference, has condemned the Sanders ad for reducing low-income people to a stereotype where poverty is seen as a flaw.
    — Laura Turbay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Jim Desmond, a Republican running for an open congressional seat representing parts of San Diego County, condemned the remarks on social media.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • Osborn has been traveling across Nebraska to hold meetings in all 93 counties and has repeatedly criticized Ricketts for not holding town halls to meet with constituents.
    — NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Hinojosa has campaigned on her tenure as a civil rights lawyer and criticized Abbott’s crime policies as violating civil liberties.
    — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of criticized
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  • Rather than being censured for the debacle, however, Li was elevated by Xi to the top ranks of the Politburo Standing Committee in 2022 and made state premier in 2023.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, the longtime congressman was censured in Congress for this matter, a subversion of democracy.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of censured
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  • Nuñez defended police tactics despite a growing number of severe injuries blamed on officers' riot-control weapons.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than point to the comments, however, Cruz blamed fans who attempted to force their way through the entrance of the stadium before the game.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of blamed
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  • That contrasts with the FAA, which the NTSB has faulted for failing to implement roughly one-third of the recommendations to that safety regulator.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Some students at the event blamed Cornell officials for not doing enough to protect the former student, identified as Jane Doe, while others faulted university investigators and broader institutional issues, including fraternity culture.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of faulted
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  • She was reprimanded by the House Rules and Ethics Committee for her stunt with the bullhorn.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • My mother reprimanded me for taking a sip from a cocktail glass without first removing the little plastic swizzle stick that often comes in a drink.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of reprimanded
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  • 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
Definition of decried
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  • Owners have been previously punished for violating the personal conduct policy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, in England and the United States and across continental Europe, statutes that punished idleness sharpened into vagrancy laws that gave police discretionary power to identify when a form of nonaction constituted criminal disorder.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
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“Denounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denounced. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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