- knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
--1 is one way to comment, notice, remark, point out
Antonyms: praise
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun critic3, noun critic2, noun critic1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- criticize, criticise - act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"
--2 is one way to act
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun critic3, noun critic2, noun critic1
Somebody ----s