Denounce: meaning, example and synonyms
Denouncev. To condemn something publicly as wrong or evil.
Example
The scientific society formally denounced the falsified trials, warning that such fraud undermined public trust in all medical research.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Synonyms
- condemn, censure, decry, criticize
- Antonyms
- praise, endorse, commend, defend
- Memory tip
- De + nounce (announce): announce that something is bad.
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Check yourself: Denounce in context
In an open letter, hundreds of physicians ______ the policy as cruel and unscientific, urging lawmakers to repeal it before the next session.
Answer: denounced. Publicly calling a policy cruel is to denounce it. Vindicated (justified) is the opposite; instigated (started) and hampered (hindered) don't mean public condemnation.
Reformers within the order began to ______ the sale of offices as corruption, risking expulsion by condemning a practice their superiors had long tolerated.
Answer: denounce. Condemning a practice as corruption is to denounce it. Vindicate (justify) is the reverse; debilitate (weaken) and stymie (block) don't mean condemn publicly.