Synonyms of dispraising

dispraising

verb

present participle of dispraise

as in criticizing

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

the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticizing
• blaming
• condemning
• faulting
• knocking
• denouncing
• attacking
• finding fault (with)
• tweaking
• slamming
• panning
• reprehending
• scolding
• slagging
• complaining
• censuring
• kicking
• taking to task
• slashing
• coming down hard (on)
• blasting
• lashing
• dissing
• sniping (at)
• nicking (at)
• whining
• assailing
• admonishing
• murmuring
• muttering
• moaning
• skewering
• grumbling
• clobbering
• cavilling
• beefing
• bitching
• grousing
• bellyaching
• chiding
• reprimanding
• griping
• growling
• upbraiding
• discommending
• disparaging
• quibbling
• niggling
• carping
• caviling
• excoriating
• gibbeting
• berating
• crucifying
• rebuking
• crabbing
• belittling
• deriding
• drubbing
• decrying
• hammering
• pillorying
• reproaching
• flaying
• kvetching
• reproving
• keelhauling
• croaking
• lambasting
• fussing
• castigating
• putting down
• bad-mouthing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• extolling
• approving
• endorsing
• recommending
• sanctioning
• commending
• lauding
• indorsing