All decry synonyms

verb decry

• criticize — If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
• minimize — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
• belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
• denounce — If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
• condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
• disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
• undervalue — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
• asperse — to spread false rumours about; defame
• malign — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
• slam — the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam (def 1), little slam.
• rap — to carry off; transport.
• vilify — to speak ill of; defame; slander.
• traduce — to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.
• reprehend — to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame.
• discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
• underestimate — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
• depreciate — If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
• derogate — to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
• reprobate — a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
• hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
• censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
• discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
• abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
• underrate — to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
• detract — If one thing detracts from another, it makes it seem less good or impressive.
• downgrade — a downward slope, especially of a road.
• diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
• knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
• lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
• defame — If someone defames another person or thing, they say bad and untrue things about them.
• devalue — To devalue something means to cause it to be thought less impressive or less deserving of respect.
• pan — an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers.
• disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
• calumniate — to slander
• bad-mouth — If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself.
• put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
• run down — melted or liquefied: run butter.
• write off — a cancellation from the accounts as a loss.
• cry down — to belittle; disparage
• do a number on — a numeral or group of numerals.
• dump on — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
• mark down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
• poor-mouth — to lament or argue that one is too poor; plead poverty.
• take away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
• criticise — criticize
• complain — to make an accusation; bring a formal charge
• deprecate — If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
• rail — any of numerous birds of the family Rallidae, that have short wings, a narrow body, long toes, and a harsh cry and inhabit grasslands, forests, and marshes in most parts of the world.
• blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
• minimise — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.