criticize
Verb
- find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- "The paper criticized the new movie"
- act as a critic
- "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"
- To find fault (with something).
- To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.
Examples
- They criticized him for endangering people's lives.
Origin / Etymology
From critic + -ize; first element from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίσις (krísis, “decision, judgement”).
Synonyms
criticise, knock, pick apart, admonish, animadvert, appraise, bash, bawl out, berate, berisp, blast, castigate, censure, chastise, chew out, chide, condemn, criticize, denounce, denunciate, drag, dress down, eat someone alive, excoriate, find fault, fulminate, get down, get up, give somebody a piece of one's mind, give somebody what-for, inveigh, judge, lace into, lambaste, lecture, light into, objurgate, pick at, pooh-pooh, put someone on blast, rate, read somebody the riot act, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, rip into, rubbish, savage, scold, slam, tear into, tell off, threap, tick off, tosh, upbraid, vilify, vituperate
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 22
criticize: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcriticize: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
criticize: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary