| Main Entry: | discredit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blame, detract from |
Synonyms: |
blow up, bring into disrepute, bring to naught, censure, defame, degrade, destroy, disconsider, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, dishonor, disparage, disprove, explode, expose, frown upon, knock bottom out of, mudsling, poke full of holes, pooh-pooh, puncture, put down, reflect on, reproach, ruin, run down, shoot, show up, slander, slur, smear, take rug out from under, tear down, vilify |
Antonyms: |
commend, credit, honor, praise |
| Main Entry: | dishonor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shame, degrade |
Synonyms: |
abase, attaint, blot, corrupt, debase, debauch, defame, defile, disconsider, discredit, disgrace, disoblige, give a black eye, libel, make lose face, reflect on, slander, sully |
Antonyms: |
credit, esteem, honor, upgrade |
| Main Entry: | review |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go over again |
Synonyms: |
analyze, brush up, call to mind, check out, check thoroughly, debrief, go over, hash over, look at again, look back on, polish up, reassess, recall, recap, recapitulate, recollect, reconsider, reevaluate, reexamine, reflect on, rehash, remember, rethink, revise, revisit, run over, run through, run up flagpole, summon up, take another look, think over |
| Notes: | a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something, while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | turn over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think about seriously |
Synonyms: |
consider, contemplate, deliberate, give thought to, meditate, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect on, revolve, roll, ruminate, think over, wonder about |
Antonyms: |
ignore |
| Main Entry: | discredit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
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Adjectives: |
low, abject, arrant, at a discount, base, beggarly, blown upon, dedecorous, degrading, derogatory, despicable, dirty, discreditable, disgraced, disgraceful, disreputable, down in the world, downtrodden, humiliating, ignominious, in bad repute, in the background, in the shade, indign, infamous, inglorious, loaded with shame, mean, nameless, notorious, opprobrious, out at elbows, out of contenance, out of fashion, out of favor, out of repute, outrageous, overcome, pitiful, pudendous, questionable, renownless, ribald, scandalous, scrubby, shabby, shameful, shocking, shorn of its beams, shorn of one's glory, too bad, unable to show one's face, unbecoming, under a cloud, under an eclipse, unglorified, unhonored, unknown to fame, unmentionable, unnoted, unnoticed, unworthy, vile
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