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.
  •
  • air,
  • articulate,
  • sound off,
  • state,
  • exposition,
  • survey,
  • pronounce on,
  • speak out,
  • formulate,
  • express.
  •
  • words.
  •accusation (noun)
  • allegement,
  • reproach,
  • indictment,
  • impeachment,
  • grievance,
  • imputation,
  • censure,
  • denouncement,
  • accusal,
  • incrimination,
  • accusation,
  • condemnation,
  • charge,
  • allegation,
  • insinuation,
  • citation.
  •attack (noun)
  • pugnacity,
  • Impugnment,
  • libel.
  •barb (noun)
  • re-buffs,
  • re-buff,
  • re buff,
  • re buffs.
  •bashing (noun)
  • houndings,
  • hate crimes,
  • jumpings,
  • bias crimes,
  • beating ups.
  •blame (noun)
  • objurgation,
  • recriminations,
  • inculpation,
  • chidings,
  • reprehension,
  • exprobation,
  • animadversion,
  • impeachments,
  • objurgations.
  •censure (noun)
  • carping.
  •chastisement (noun)
  • chastenings.
  •cognition (noun)
  • criticism.
  •comment (noun)
  • ex-position,
  • re-marks,
  • in puts,
  • in put,
  • ex-positions,
  • obiters,
  • in-puts,
  • ex position,
  • in-put,
  • re mark,
  • two cents' worths,
  • re marks,
  • ex positions.
  •commentary (noun)
  • dis courses,
  • voice over,
  • dis-courses,
  • ex planation,
  • dis course,
  • voice-overs,
  • voice overs,
  • dis-course,
  • ex-planation,
  • voiceovers,
  • ex planations,
  • ex-planations.
  •communication (noun)
  • unfavorable judgment.
  •complaint (noun)
  • dis satisfactions,
  • CCS,
  • dis-satisfactions,
  • fault finding,
  • dis satisfaction,
  • re presentations,
  • re presentation,
  • dis-satisfaction,
  • fault-findings,
  • re-presentations,
  • fault findings,
  • faultfindings.
  •condemnation (noun)
  • disapproval.
  •criticism (noun)
  • judgement.
  •critique (noun)
  • ex-aminations,
  • reviewals,
  • ex aminations,
  • zappers,
  • ex-amination,
  • ex amination.
  •disapproval (noun)
  • chastisement,
  • scorn,
  • disparagement,
  • renouncement,
  • defamation,
  • castigation,
  • admonishment,
  • deprecation,
  • denigration,
  • vilification,
  • derision.
  •dissection (noun)
  • dis-section,
  • re-solution,
  • in-quests,
  • re solutions,
  • dis-sections,
  • dis sections,
  • dis section,
  • in quests,
  • in quest,
  • re-solutions,
  • in-quest.
  •dissertation (noun)
  • argument,
  • article,
  • examination,
  • interpolation,
  • essay,
  • opinion,
  • contention,
  • research,
  • premise,
  • thesis,
  • assertion,
  • conjecture,
  • position,
  • postulation,
  • dissertation,
  • analysis,
  • discussion,
  • hypothesis.
  •expostulation (noun)
  • dissuasion,
  • dissuasions.
  •fault-finding (noun)
  • Fault-finding.
  •feedback (noun)
  • re actions,
  • re-actions,
  • re-action,
  • re-buttals,
  • re buttals,
  • re action,
  • re buttal,
  • re-buttal.
  •quibble (noun)
  • Quiddities,
  • hairsplitters,
  • Hairsplitter,
  • hair-splitter,
  • nit-picker,
  • quiddity.
  •reprobation (noun)
  • re-probations,
  • re-probation,
  • re probation,
  • re probations.
  •response (noun)
  • feedback.
  •review (noun)
  • re draft,
  • out line,
  • re view,
  • out lines,
  • re visions,
  • re-views,
  • re-capitulation,
  • out-lines,
  • book reviews,
  • re capitulations,
  • re views,
  • re vision,
  • re drafts,
  • out-line,
  • re-capitulations,
  • re-vision,
  • re capitulation,
  • re-view,
  • re-drafts,
  • re-draft,
  • re-visions.
  •sarcasm (noun)
  • lampoonings,
  • scoffings,
  • causticnesses.
  •textual criticism (noun)
  • textual-criticism,
  • lower criticisms,
  • close readings,
  • literary criticisms.
  •trenchancy (noun)
  • trenchancy.
  •verbal disapproval (noun)
  • Panning,
  • call down,
  • caviling,
  • aspersion,
  • slap,
  • static,
  • bad press,
  • HIT,
  • swipe,
  • put down,
  • nit-picking,
  • roast,
  • knock,
  • cut,
  • Bronx Cheer,
  • slap on wrist,
  • rap on knuckles,
  • brickbats,
  • critical remarks.
  •vituperation (noun)
  • be rating,
  • be ratings,
  • up-braiding,
  • be-ratings,
  • bad mouthings,
  • up braiding,
  • badmouthings,
  • upbraidings,
  • up-braidings,
  • beratings,
  • up braidings,
  • verbal abuses,
  • bad-mouthings,
  • be-rating.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • hammering,
  • tall poppy syndrome,
  • Backbiting,
  • brickbat,
  • talking to,
  • harangue,
  • bum rap,
  • reprobation,
  • opprobrium,
  • hatchet job,
  • backstabbing,
  • firestorm,
  • slam,
  • Pot shot,
  • nitpicking,
  • vitriol,
  • ticking off,
  • mudslinging,
  • tongue-lashing,
  • telling-off,
  • sour grapes,
  • the thumbs down,
  • disapprobation,
  • disfavor,
  • whispering campaign,
  • diatribe,
  • tirade.
  •
  • barrage,
  • broadside,
  • recrimination,
  • satire,
  • denunciation,
  • sideswipe,
  • open season,
  • whack,
  • interpretation,
  • explanation.
  •
  • bloodletting,
  • mud,
  • blast,
  • pan,
  • piece,
  • assault.
  •
  • serve,
  • tilt,
  • 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.

Criticism Sentence Examples:

• I hope you will not be discouraged at my criticism.

• He must be read a first time without effort at criticism of any kind.

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.