criticism
nounHow many syllables in criticism?
There are 4 syllables in the word criticism.How to pronounce criticism:
Definition of criticism:
- criticism (noun):
- fault-finding or censure
- the act of criticizing usually unfavorably
- disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings.
Synonyms for criticism:
animadversion
attack
bad press
blast
brickbat
brickbats
carping
censure
character assassination
critical remarks
critique
denigration
disapproval
disparagement
fault-finding
faultfinding
flack
flak
knocking
literary criticism
panning
potshot
rebuke
reprehension
reprimand
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Antonyms for criticism:
absolution
acceptance
acclaim
acclamation
accolade
accordance
acknowledgement
acknowledgment
acquiescence
acquittal
admiration
admission
adoration
adulation
advantage
affirmation
aggrandisement
aggrandizement
agreement
aid
allowance
answer
applause
appreciation
approbation
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- subcutaneous
- Florida Keys
- convivial
- machinery
- constipation
- heavy-handed
- effervescent
- salvageable
- nevertheless
- intricately
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- asphyxia
- abolition
- unobtrusive
- terraria
- pedestrian
- psoriasis
- persecution
- Eoforwic
- unbreakable
- cioppino
- geometry
- productively
- perennial
- myodynia
- milk-and-water
- nauseatingly
- metamorphic
- Hadelinde
- fastidious
- trajectory
- miserable
- comfortable
- evaluate
- Tutankhamen
- simpatico
- never-ending
- miraculous
- ineffable
- immaculate
- cephalopod
- audacious
- unknowingly
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- obstinately
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Syllable Fun Fact
Schwa, represented by the symbol ə, is a common unstressed and neutral vowel sound in many syllables of English words.
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