criticize

Other forms of criticize

past tense

criticized·

present participle

criticizing·

third person

criticizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about criticize

What does criticize mean?

criticize means "find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in criticize?

criticize has 3 syllables: crit-i-cize. The stress falls on "crit". In IPA it is /ˈkɹɪtɪˌsaɪz/.

What is another word for criticize?

Close synonyms include knock, criticise, pick apart, criticise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of criticize?

The recorded antonyms are praise.

Is criticize a common word?

criticize is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with criticize?

21 words rhyme with criticize. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.