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Antonyms for recriminate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-krim-uh-neyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkrɪm əˌneɪt |
Definition of recriminate
Origin :- "return one accusation with another," c.1600, from Medieval Latin recriminatus, past participle of recriminari "to make charges against," from Latin re- "back, again" (see re-) + criminari "to accuse," from crimen (genitive criminis) "a charge" (see crime). Related: Recriminated; recriminating.
- As in inveigh : verb blame, denounce
- As in remonstrate : verb argue against
- As in scold : verb find fault with
- As in accuse : verb place blame for wrongdoing, fault
- As in criminate : verb implicate
- It required the exercise of some forbearance not to recriminate.
- Extract from : « The Professor at the Breakfast Table » by Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)
- But let us not recriminate; that matter is not in question now.
- Extract from : « Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII) » by Charles Paul de Kock
- And then how I should like to recriminate and defend myself indignantly!
- Extract from : « Pencillings by the Way » by N. Parker Willis
- The lady soothed him and fell into thought, and did not recriminate.
- Extract from : « A Group of Noble Dames » by Thomas Hardy
- To recriminate now, he said, would be as exasperating as unavailable.
- Extract from : « Clarissa Harlowe, Volume 9 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Do not let us recriminate, Lady Kirton, or on some scores I might reproach you.
- Extract from : « Elster's Folly » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- They were beginning to recriminate, when it was thought best to finish the interview.
- Extract from : « The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 2/2 » by Camden Pelham
- The son of the author of the "Night Thoughts" was not old enough, when they were written, to recriminate or to be a father.
- Extract from : « Lives of the Poets: Gay, Thomson, Young, and Others » by Samuel Johnson
- Richard at length ceased to recriminate, and allowed his mother to talk herself to satiety.
- Extract from : « Demos » by George Gissing
- Experience informs us that the first defence of weak minds is to recriminate.
- Extract from : « Biographia Literaria » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Synonyms for recriminate
- abuse
- accuse
- admonish
- allege
- animadvert
- apprehend
- arraign
- arrest
- asperse
- attack
- attribute
- berate
- betray
- blame
- blast
- blow the whistle
- brand
- bring charges
- castigate
- cavil
- censure
- challenge
- charge
- chasten
- chide
- cite
- combat
- complain
- condemn
- crack down on
- criminate
- criticize
- decry
- demur
- denounce
- deprecate
- disapprove
- disparage
- dispute
- dissent
- dress down
- except
- expostulate
- fight
- file claim
- find fault
- finger
- frame
- frown upon
- give a talking-to
- go after
- hang something on
- have at
- hold accountable
- impeach
- implicate
- impute
- incriminate
- inculpate
- indict
- inveigh
- jump down one's throat
- jump on
- keep aft
- kick
- lambaste
- lay at door
- lay down the law
- lay into
- lay out
- lecture
- let have it
- libel
- light into
- litigate
- lodge complaint
- nag
- name
- object
- objurate
- oppose
- pick at
- pin on
- point finger at
- preach
- prosecute
- protest
- put down
- rail
- rain
- rake over the coals
- rate
- read out
- ream
- rebuke
- recriminate
- remonstrate
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobate
- reprove
- resist
- revile
- rip into
- roast
- scold
- scorch
- serve summons
- slander
- slur
- sound off
- sue
- summon
- take exception
- take issue
- take to task
- taunt
- tax
- tell off
- tongue-lash
- trash
- upbraid
- vilify
- vituperate
- withstand
- work over
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