decry[verb]Synonyms: condemn, belittle, criticize, denigrate, denounce, discredit, disparage, put down, run down
Antonyms: extol, puff
Contrasted words: acclaim, eulogize, laud, praise, aggrandize, exalt, magnify, applaud, commend, compliment, recommend, endorse, sanction, approve, countenance, favor
Related Idioms: bring into discredit, cast a slur upon, cast blame upon, dump on, throw stones at
Related Words: deprecate,
disapprove,
censure,
condemn,
criticize,
denounce,
reprehend,
reprobate,
asperse,
calumniate,
defame,
malign,
traduce,
vilify,
discredit,
disgrace [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧cry /dɪˈkraɪ/
verb (
past tense and past participle decried,
present participle decrying,
third person singular decries)
[transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: décrier 'to cry down']
formal to state publicly that you do not approve of something
Synonym : condemn [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲