Definition for Criticism:

• The art or the act of judging of a work of literature or art: a critical judgment.

Synonyms for Criticism:

• n.

  •
  • quibble,
  • study,
  • remonstrance,
  • lecture,
  • judgment.
  •
  • articulate,
  • air,
  • state,
  • formulate,
  • exposition,
  • survey,
  • express.
  •
  • words.
  •accusation (noun)
  • allegement,
  • reproach,
  • indictment,
  • impeachment,
  • grievance,
  • imputation,
  • censure,
  • denouncement,
  • accusal,
  • incrimination,
  • accusation,
  • condemnation,
  • charge,
  • allegation,
  • insinuation,
  • citation.
  •blame (noun)
  • objurgation,
  • reprehension,
  • animadversion.
  •censure (noun)
  • carping.
  •communication (noun)
  • unfavorable judgment.
  •condemnation (noun)
  • disapproval.
  •criticism (noun)
  • judgement.
  •disapproval (noun)
  • chastisement,
  • scorn,
  • disparagement,
  • renouncement,
  • defamation,
  • castigation,
  • admonishment,
  • deprecation,
  • denigration,
  • vilification,
  • derision.
  •dissertation (noun)
  • argument,
  • article,
  • examination,
  • interpolation,
  • essay,
  • opinion,
  • contention,
  • research,
  • premise,
  • thesis,
  • assertion,
  • conjecture,
  • position,
  • postulation,
  • dissertation,
  • analysis,
  • discussion,
  • hypothesis.
  •interpretation, analysis (noun)
  • assessment,
  • scorcher,
  • rating,
  • rave,
  • elucidation,
  • appreciation,
  • appraisal,
  • evaluation,
  • estimate,
  • sleighride,
  • observation.
  •obloquy (noun)
  • bad press.
  •response (noun)
  • feedback.
  •trenchancy (noun)
  • trenchancy.
  •verbal disapproval (noun)
  • Bronx Cheer,
  • call down,
  • static,
  • Panning,
  • slap,
  • HIT,
  • cut,
  • rap on knuckles,
  • critical remarks,
  • slap on wrist,
  • cavil,
  • caviling,
  • nit-picking,
  • brickbats,
  • roast,
  • aspersion,
  • knock,
  • swipe.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • disfavor,
  • vitriol,
  • talking to,
  • mudslinging,
  • diatribe,
  • nitpicking,
  • brickbat,
  • disapprobation,
  • harangue,
  • slam,
  • firestorm,
  • telling-off,
  • tongue-lashing,
  • backstabbing,
  • Backbiting,
  • reprobation,
  • opprobrium.
  •
  • denunciation,
  • barrage,
  • satire,
  • recrimination,
  • explanation,
  • sideswipe,
  • interpretation.
  •
  • pan,
  • mud,
  • assault,
  • blast.
  •
  • heat.
  •
  • stick.
  •discourse
  • descant.

Paraphrases for Criticism:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    rebuke.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    criticise, censure, comment, controversy, commentary, indictment, censorship, charge.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    critique, criticized, critic, critics, criticizing, criticizes.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Criticising, condemnation, accusation, disapproval, critique, reproach, reprimand, critic, crisis, complaint, scrutiny, blame, satire, concern, attack, remark, denunciation.

Antonyms for Criticism:

• n.

  • interpretation, analysis
    compliment, heedlessness, guess, praise, supposition, approval, estimation, neglect.
  • verbal disapproval
    flattery, sanction.
  • Other antonyms:
    encomium, panegyric, eulogy, commendation, applause.

Homophones for Criticism:

• cartagena, cartesian, court game, cardigan, corticium, chartism, Crataegus Coccinea, carthaginian, cardizem, courtesan, cortisone, card game, carry-the can, ceratozamia, Carthusian.

Hypernym for Criticism:

• n.

  • cognition
    self-criticism, roast, examen, knock.
  • communication
    blast, brickbat, rebuke, reprimand, potshot, reproof, fire, stricture, static, thrust, carping, faultfinding, reproval, slating, flak, attack, flack, reprehension.

Hyponym for Criticism:

• n.

  • cognition
    critical analysis, critical appraisal.
  • communication
    disapproval.