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Synonyms for censure

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

reprimand rebuke blame condemn esteem look upon

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Reprimand — to criticize harshly

reprimand, rebuke, blame, condemn, reproach, denounce, admonish, scold, accuse, reprove, chastise, criticize UK US, criticise UK, castigate, deplore, proscribe, abuse, rate, lecture, impeach, disapprove, attack, stigmatize, stigmatise UK

2. Esteem — to form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge

esteem, look upon, dub

Other

bad-mouth, criminate dated

Noun

1. Disapproval — the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension

disapproval, condemnation, criticism, disapprobation, opprobrium, denunciation, reprobation, condemning, admonishment, proscription, damnation, critique, cavil, stricture, onus, reprehension, vituperation, castigation, obloquy

2. Punishment — A judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment

punishment, sanction, discipline, sentence

3. Exclusion

exclusion, ex-communication

4. Conclusion — A judgment (either favorable or unfavorable); an opinion

view, conclusion, idea

Other

accusation, judgment US, judgement UK, impeachment, reflection, allegation, imputation, assertion, animadversion

Antonyms

praise, approval, approbation

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To criticize harshly.

  2. v. 2

    To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.

  3. n. 1

    The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.

  4. n. 2

    A judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.

Related words

Word family
censurability censurable censorious censor censorial censorship census

Forms

Plural
censures → disapprovals, condemnations, criticisms, disapprobations…
Past participle
censured
e.g. censured → reprimanded, rebuked, blamed, condemned…

Choose the right word

or Censure?

Censure carries the idea of fault, but not of crime; it may be private and individual, or public and official.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • blame It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.
  • condemn Would you condemn your friend for the same thing?
  • rebuke He took it for an implied rebuke.
  • reprimand The boss called Tatyana into his office to reprimand her.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
censuresteady
blamerising
condemnsteady
rebukerising
reprimandsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
dub1
4 letters
idea3, view1, rate1, onus2
5 letters
abuse2, blame1, scold1, cavil
6 letters
attack2, esteem2, accuse2, rebuke2
7 letters
lecture2, condemn2, impeach2, deplore2, reprove, obloquy3
8 letters
sentence2, judgment2, critique2, sanction2, denounce2, reproach2, chastise2, admonish3
9 letters
criticism4, judgement2, exclusion3, criticize3, assertion3, criticise, damnation3, reprimand3, stricture2, castigate3, proscribe2, criminate
10 letters
conclusion3, punishment3, discipline3, reflection3, accusation4, allegation4, condemning3, disapprove3, imputation4, stigmatize3, opprobrium4, stigmatise
11 letters
impeachment3, disapproval4, reprobation, castigation
12 letters
condemnation4, denunciation5, admonishment4, proscription3, vituperation, reprehension
13 letters
animadversion
14 letters
disapprobation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idea3 = 3 syllables).