Need another word that means the same as “condemn”? Find 38 synonyms and 30 related words for “condemn” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Condemn” are: doom, sentence, decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate, censure, criticize, castigate, attack, denounce, deplore, revile, inveigh against, blame, chastise, berate, upbraid, reprimand, rebuke, reprove, reprehend, take to task, find fault with, give someone a bad press, give something a bad press, pass sentence on, destine, damn, foredoom, foreordain, mark someone out for, incriminate, prove to be guilty, prove one's guilt, implicate, declare unfit, declare unsafe
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “condemn” as a verb can have the following definitions:
attack | Launch an attack or assault on begin hostilities or start warfare with. The editors of the left leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker. |
berate | Scold or criticize (someone) angrily. She berated herself for being fickle. |
blame | Put or pin the blame on. They blame youth crime on unemployment. |
castigate | Inflict severe punishment on. He was castigated for not setting a good example. |
censure | Rebuke formally. Shareholders censured the bank for its extravagance. |
chastise | Censure severely. The General cruelly chastised them with a whip. |
criticize | Act as a critic. A literary text may be criticized on two grounds the semantic and the expressive. |
declare unfit | Make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official. |
declare unsafe | Make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official. |
decry | Express strong disapproval of. They decried human rights abuses. |
denounce | Publicly declare to be wrong or evil. The Assembly denounced the use of violence. |
deplore | Express strong disapproval of. We deplore the government s treatment of political prisoners. |
destine | Design or destine. She was destined to become a great pianist. |
doom | Decree or designate beforehand. Her plan was doomed to failure. |
excoriate | Criticize (someone) severely. He excoriated the government for censorship. |
find fault with | Perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place. |
foredoom | Doom beforehand. The policy is foredoomed to failure. |
foreordain | Foreordain or determine beforehand. Progress is not foreordained. |
give someone a bad press | Allow to have or take. |
give something a bad press | Cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense. |
implicate | Impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result. Viruses are known to be implicated in the development of certain cancers. |
incriminate | Make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing. He refused to answer questions in order not to incriminate himself. |
inveigh against | Speak against in an impassioned manner. |
mark someone out for | Make small marks into the surface of. |
objurgate | Express strong disapproval of. The old man objurgated his son. |
pass sentence on | Throw (a ball) to another player. |
prove one's guilt | Provide evidence for. |
prove to be guilty | Obtain probate of. |
rebuke | Censure severely or angrily. The judge publicly rebuked the jury. |
reprehend | Express strong disapproval of. A recklessness which cannot be too severely reprehended. |
reprimand | Address a reprimand to. Officials were reprimanded for poor work. |
reprobate | Express or feel disapproval of. His neighbours reprobated his method of proceeding. |
reprove | Reprimand (someone. Don t be childish Hilary he reproved mildly. |
revile | Spread negative information about. He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead. |
sentence | Pronounce a sentence on somebody in a court of law. Ten army officers were sentenced to life imprisonment. |
take to task | Travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route. |
upbraid | Express criticism towards. He was upbraided for his slovenly appearance. |
anathema | A detested person. Racial hatred was anathema to her. |
anathematize | Curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment. He anathematized them as bloody scroungers. |
blame | Put or pin the blame on. They are trying to put the blame on us. |
condemnation | (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building. His uncompromising condemnation of racism. |
condemning | Containing or imposing condemnation or censure. |
criticism | The analysis and judgement of the merits and faults of a literary or artistic work. The senator received severe criticism from his opponent. |
criticize | Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws. The paper criticized the new movie. |
curse | Invoke or use a curse against. She d put a curse on him. |
decry | Express strong disapproval of. They decried human rights abuses. |
defame | Damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel. The journalists have defamed me. |
degrading | Harmful to the mind or morals. The prisoners were subjected to cruel and degrading treatment. |
denounce | Announce the termination of, as of treaties. Priests denounced him to the King for heresy. |
deprecate | Express strong disapproval of; deplore. Avoid the deprecated blink element that causes text to flash on and off. |
derogate | Deviate from (a set of rules or agreed form of behaviour. One country has derogated from the Rome Convention. |
disapprobation | An expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable. She braved her mother s disapprobation and slipped out to enjoy herself. |
disparage | Express a negative opinion of. She disparaged her student s efforts. |
disparaging | Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory. Disparaging remarks about the new house. |
disparagingly | In a disparaging manner. These mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging only to a story. |
execration | The object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated. |
humiliate | Make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride. You ll humiliate me in front of the whole school. |
rebuke | An expression of sharp disapproval or criticism. He hadn t meant it as a rebuke but Neil flinched. |
reproach | In the Roman Catholic Church a set of antiphons and responses for Good Friday representing the reproaches of Christ to his people. Her friends reproached her for not thinking enough about her family. |
revile | Spread negative information about. He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead. |
sarcastic | Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds. Making sarcastic comments. |
satire | A play novel film or other work which uses satire. The crude satire seems to be directed at the fashionable protest singers of the time. |
scold | (of a bird) call loudly and persistently. The gulls wheeled and scolded above the lake. |
scolding | Rebuking a person harshly. She d get a scolding from Victoria. |
swear | An offensive word used especially to express anger a swear word. They were reluctant to swear allegiance. |
vilify | Spread negative information about. He has been vilified in the press. |
vituperative | Bitter and abusive. Her vituperative railing. |
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