criticized

verb

past tense of criticize
as in blamed
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of people who criticize every single idea that the principal has for improving the school

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Recent Examples of criticized The move came days after Stephens publicly criticized EMCC and Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference leadership over changes to the league’s football schedule and playoff format. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also defended the decision to increase bond purchases earlier last month, after investor Stanley Druckenmiller criticized the move. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 But Eaton and Palisades fire survivors and organizations advocating on their behalf have long criticized insurers’ handling of claims. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Outside medical experts have criticized the lack of information provided by health officials, leaving more space for doubt and misinformation. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 Fire survivors heavily criticized his proposal, even protesting outside the governor's mansion in Sacramento last week. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 It also has been criticized for sometimes being weaponized by opponents of a project, including housing developments. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Some parties, including wildfire survivors and some lawmakers that represent fire-scarred districts, had criticized his accountability measures as too loose. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 But the union representing former Spirit flight attendants has criticized the carrier for selling the data. — Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticized
  1. blamed
  2. denounced
  3. faulted
  4. condemned
  5. knocked
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  • Water security India moved to put the treaty in abeyance in April last year following a militant attack in Kashmir, for which Delhi blamed Pakistan but Islamabad denied involvement.
    — Sam Meredith,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Officials blamed that attack on the National Liberation Army, Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of blamed
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  • Democratic divisions haven’t disappeared El-Sayed, who would be the country’s first Muslim senator, has denounced antisemitism while fiercely criticizing Israel for its military operations in Gaza.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Democratic divisions haven't disappeared El-Sayed, who would be the country's first Muslim senator, has denounced antisemitism while fiercely criticizing Israel for its military operations in Gaza.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of denounced
Verb
  • An administrative court in Caen, France, faulted the Deauville city hall on Monday for removing a photograph taken in Gaza from a local festival, reported AFP and Le Monde.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Critics have faulted Meta over many of its safety features that users have to manually turn on, or opt into themselves.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of faulted
Verb
  • Vance, El-Sayed exchange jabs over spouse comments The dispute also took a personal turn as the vice president condemned El-Sayed for comments about second lady Usha Vance.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Both Curtis and county officials — who have condemned his actions — have asked the FBI and other authorities to investigate.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of condemned
Verb
  • Petersen said Unite Here had the largest ground operation of any union in the state during primaries in June and knocked on more than 300,000 doors.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Valero estimated earlier this month that wars in Iran and Ukraine had knocked about 5 million barrels per day of capacity offline.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked

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“Criticized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criticized. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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