Antonyms for censure

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : sen-sher

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn ʃər

Definition of censure

Origin : late 14c., originally ecclesiastical, from Latin censura "judgment, opinion," also "office of a censor," from census, past participle of censere "appraise, estimate, assess" (see censor (n.)). General sense of "a finding of fault and an expression of condemnation" is from c.1600.

noun severe criticism
verb condemn; criticize severely

Example sentences :

With an influence so great she had simply said, "Spare of censure this man for my sake."
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Wanhope waited for a thoughtful moment of censure eventuating in toleration.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

Should we not be particularly careful to keep clear of the faults we censure?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

How often, my dear, have you and I endeavoured to detect and censure this partial spirit in others?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

It is there one lives exempt from the assaults of censure, detraction, and calumny.
Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz

You know vanity is not my foible, therefore I need not fear your censure.
Extract from : « Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works » by Edward Singleton Holden

And therefore philosophers must inevitably fall under the censure of the world?
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Or where is the spectator having any right to censure or control us, as he might the poets?
Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato

(implying that if he delighted in censure he might have abundant opportunity of finding fault).
Extract from : « Protagoras » by Plato

Paul shook his head as if in censure of his mother's feelings.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

Synonyms for censure

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