Antonyms for criticize
ˈkrɪt əˌsaɪzcrit·i·cize

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1. knock, criticize, criticise, pick apartverb

   find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

   "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

   Antonyms:
   praise

   Synonyms:
   bump, strike hard, knock, ping, pink, criticise, rap, pick apart, tap

2. criticize, criticiseverb

   act as a critic

   "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"

   Antonyms:
   praise

   Synonyms:
   pick apart, criticise, knock

How to use criticize in a sentence?

1. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga:

   A situation has been created where no one can criticize the current administration.

2. Julian Zelizer:

   I haven't seen anything like this, there have obviously been presidents who criticize the press and try to limit their access. Almost every president had some kind of tension with the press and some like Richard Nixon create their own enemies list. FDR used fireside chats as a way to control his message around conservative newspaper publishers. But now we are in a whole different ballgame.

3. Neel Kashkari:

   The Wall Street critics can't argue with me on the substance of too-big-to-fail, so they criticize the messenger, i welcome their criticisms because they are an implicit admission that I am right.

4. Bill Carter:

   There's a bit of an addiction metaphor here because you can't quit President Donald Trump cold turkey, they're going to find it's tough to move on because the stories will continue to play out. I mean, Stephen Colbert'll criticize every single thing that Biden does, and there's the story of the insurrection. So until all of that becomes resolved, President Donald Trump will still be a massive story for everybody, including late-night.

5. Former Vice President Dick Cheney:

   Certainly we haven't given up — nor should we give up — the right to criticize an administration and public officials.

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