" censures "

1: an often public or formal expression of disapproval;

  * e.g., " ... a rare censure of a senator by the full United States Senate for misconduct "

•  Synonyms : 

•  comminations,

•  condemnations,

•  denunciations,

•  excoriations,

•  objurgations,

•  rebukes,

•  reprimands,

•  reproaches,

•  reproofs,

•  riot acts,

•  strictures

•  Antonyms : 

•  citations,

•  commendations,

•  endorsements

1: an often public or formal expression of disapproval;

  * e.g., " ... a rare censure of a senator by the full United States Senate for misconduct "

•  Synonyms : 

•  commination,

•  condemnation,

•  denunciation,

•  excoriation,

•  objurgation,

•  rebuke,

•  reprimand,

•  reproach,

•  reproof,

•  riot act,

•  stricture

•  Antonyms : 

•  citation,

•  commendation,

•  endorsement

1: to express public or formal disapproval of;

  * e.g., " ... a vote to censure the President for conduct that was unbecoming to his office "

•  Synonyms : 

•  condemns,

•  denounces,

•  objurgates,

•  rebukes,

•  reprimands,

•  reproaches,

•  reproves

•  Antonyms : 

•  cites,

•  commends,

•  endorses

2: to declare to be morally wrong or evil;

  * e.g., " ... our society generally censures the taking of another person's life "

•  Synonyms : 

•  anathematizes,

•  condemns,

•  damns,

•  decries,

•  denounces,

•  execrates,

•  reprehends,

•  reprobates

•  Antonyms : 

•  blesses

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

  * e.g., " ... critics have striven to outdo each other in censuring that pop novelist's latest work "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blames,

•  condemns,

•  criticizes,

•  denounces,

•  dispraises,

•  disses,

•  faults,

•  knocks,

•  pans,

•  reprehends,

•  slags

•  Antonyms : 

•  extols,

•  lauds,

•  praises

1: to express public or formal disapproval of;

  * e.g., " ... a vote to censure the President for conduct that was unbecoming to the office "

•  Synonyms : 

•  condemn,

•  denounce,

•  objurgate,

•  rebuke,

•  reprimand,

•  reproach,

•  reprove

•  Antonyms : 

•  cite,

•  commend,

•  endorse

2: to declare to be morally wrong or evil;

  * e.g., " ... our society generally censures the taking of another person's life "

•  Synonyms : 

•  anathematize,

•  condemn,

•  damn,

•  decry,

•  denounce,

•  execrate,

•  reprehend,

•  reprobate

•  Antonyms : 

•  bless

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

  * e.g., " ... critics have striven to outdo each other in censuring that pop novelist's latest work "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blame,

•  condemn,

•  criticize,

•  denounce,

•  deplore,

•  dis,

•  dispraise,

•  fault,

•  knock,

•  pan,

•  reprehend,

•  slag

•  Antonyms : 

•  extol,

•  laud,

•  praise