denounced
Spoke against openly
Denounced is the past tense of denounce, meaning to publicly condemn or criticize harshly.
Someone denounced as a traitor has been formally accused or exposed: She denounced the policy as discriminatory.
The word carries weight—denouncing isn't casual criticism but pointed, often official condemnation: He was denounced by his neighbors and arrested.
Spoke evil of
- censuredFormally disapproved of
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- criticizedExpressed disapproval of
- decriedPublicly condemned or criticized
castigated · excoriated · lambasted · reviled · repudiated · anathematized · reproached · upbraided
Officially cut from church
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- banishedForced to leave permanently
- exiledForced from one's country
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
blacklisted · blackballed · expelled · outcast · pariah · persona non grata · cast out · alienated
Regarded with contempt
- deridedExpressed scorn toward
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
- disdainedRegarded with contempt
- objectedExpressed disapproval formally
disavowed · dissented · deplored · protested · opposed · rejected · spurned · snubbed
Charged with wrongdoing
- chargedFormally accused of crime
- implicatedShown to be involved
- incriminatedShown involvement in wrongdoing
- exposedOut in open
outed · unmasked · fingered · named · blamed · indicted · arraigned · prosecuted
vilified
Spoke evil of
- censuredFormally disapproved of
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- criticizedExpressed disapproval of
decried · castigated · excoriated · lambasted · reviled · repudiated · anathematized · reproached · upbraided · berated
excommunicated
Officially cut from church
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- banishedForced to leave permanently
- exiledForced from one's country
shunned · blacklisted · blackballed · expelled · outcast · pariah · persona non grata · cast out · alienated · excluded
scorned
Regarded with contempt
- deridedExpressed scorn toward
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
- disdainedRegarded with contempt
objected · disavowed · dissented · deplored · protested · opposed · rejected · spurned · snubbed · rebuffed
accused
Charged with wrongdoing
- chargedFormally accused of crime
- implicatedShown to be involved
- incriminatedShown involvement in wrongdoing
exposed · outed · unmasked · fingered · named · blamed · indicted · arraigned · prosecuted · impeached
informer
One who reveals secrets
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
defector · whistleblower · snitch · rat · leak · expose · betrayed · reported · ratted out · turned in
- outcastsoutcast, pariah, pariahs, outcasts, outlaws
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified
- legal statuslegal status, legal capacity, civil status, personhood, legal entity
denounceddefended
Shielded from harm
supported · championed · vindicated · upheld · protected
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