Antonyms for decry
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-krahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈkraɪ |
Definition of decry
Origin :- 1610s, from French decrier (14c.; Old French descrier "cry out, announce"), from de- "down, out" (see de-) + crier "to cry," from Latin quiritare (see cry (v.)). In English, the sense has been colored by the presumption that de- in this word means "down."
- verb criticize, blame
- How often, prythee, have you been in these playhouses which you are so ready to decry?'
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Not that we wish to decry England; on the contrary, we would like to return there.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- To glorify labor and decry wealth is to multiply absurdities.
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
- To decry is to cry down, in some noisy, public, or conspicuous manner.
- Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
- I do and will defend them: it is the fashion to decry them now.
- Extract from : « Beauchamp's Career, Complete » by George Meredith
- Let us not because of this, disparage science, or decry the labors of its votaries.
- Extract from : « The Articles of Faith » by James E. Talmage
- It is easy to decry the weakness and detect the absurdity of such a creed.
- Extract from : « Magic and Witchcraft » by Anonymous
- But being jealous of Scipio they tried to decry his achievements.
- Extract from : « The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2) » by Polybius
- It has become the fashion lately to decry certain phases of his art.
- Extract from : « Millet » by Percy Moore Turner
- It has been the fashion of biographers to decry this gentleman.
- Extract from : « The Real Shelley, Vol. I (of 2) » by John Cordy Jeaffreson
Synonyms for decry
- abuse
- asperse
- bad-mouth
- belittle
- calumniate
- censure
- condemn
- cry down
- defame
- denounce
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- devalue
- diminish
- discount
- discredit
- disgrace
- disparage
- do a number on
- downgrade
- dump on
- hit
- knock
- lower
- malign
- mark down
- minimize
- opprobriate
- pan
- poor-mouth
- put down
- rail against
- rap
- reprehend
- reprobate
- run down
- slam
- take away
- take swipe at
- throw stones at
- traduce
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- vilify
- write off
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