denounce
I
(condemn) verb
anathematize, animadvert, asperse, assail, assail with censure, assault, attack, be censorious, belittle, berate, besmear, besmirch, blackball, blacken, blacklist, brand, bring into discredit, bring to account, call to account, calumniate, cast a slur upon, cast aspersions, cast reflection upon, cast reproach upon, castigate, cavil, censure, challenge, chastise, chide, cite, comminate, condemn openly, contemn, criminate, criticize, criticize severely, cry down, cry out against, declaim against, decry, defame, deflate, degrade, denigrate, denunciate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, destroy, detract, disapprove, discommend, discountenance, discredit, dishonor, disparage, dispraise, disvalue, dress down, excite disapprobation, exclaim against, excoriate, execrate, find fault with, frown upon, fulminate against, gibbet, impugn, inculpate, inveigh, lash, malign, ostracize, pass censure on, pillory, protest against, publicly accuse, put in a bad light, rebuke, recriminate, reflect upon, remonstrate, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprobate, revile, scold, slur, smear, speak ill of, stigmatize, take exception to, take to task, traduce, upbraid, vilify, vilipend, vituperate
II
(inform against) verb
accuse, arraign, bear witness against, blame, bring accusation, bring charges, charge, complain against, divulge, hold accountable, hold responsible, impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, incur blame, indict, inform, inform on, involve, lay blame upon, lay charges against, lodge a complaint, make charges against, make formal accusation against, name, point at, publicly accuse, report against, turn informer
III
index
accuse, arraign, blame, cavil, censure, challenge, charge (accuse), cite (accuse), complain (charge), complain (criticize), condemn (blame), contemn, convict, decry, defame, demonstrate (protest), denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, disapprove (condemn), discommend, dishonor (deprive of honor), disoblige, except (object), expose, fault, impeach, implicate, impugn, incriminate, inform (betray), inveigh, involve (implicate), libel, malign, oppugn, pillory, protest, rebel, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, smear, sully
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006