CRUCIFY Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

crucify

verb

Definition of crucify

as in to criticize

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Recent Examples of crucify Armie Hammer is comparing his exile from Hollywood to being crucified. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 Thursday’s liturgy recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at The Last Supper together before he was crucified. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 The bible writes that Jesus carried the cross to Calvary, where he was crucified and died for the forgiveness of sins. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 People may hate it or crucify me for that, but there’s a bit of a lighter touch to these shows. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crucify

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Vance has neither criticized his friend nor publicly nudged Carlson to temper what’s been harsh criticism of Israel — and Trump’s cultivation of the Netanyahu government.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
At an October debate, Bass pointed out that Raman, as chair of the city council’s housing and homelessness committee, had repeatedly approved spending on Inside Safe, the very program Raman now criticizes as expensive and insufficiently accountable.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticize

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That set off the wave of youth protests that blamed the collapse on high-level corruption and cronyism during renovation work at the station.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Anything this pair does for the next several months that is not together will be scrutinized, dissected, interpreted, and ESPN can only blame itself.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

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At a hearing, the judge excoriated the government after workers cut down at least 400 trees over a holiday weekend with little notice to the plaintiffs.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Former President Barack Obama excoriated Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy for his attack ad with Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother during his first rally of the 2026 midterm election cycle in Cleveland.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of excoriate

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The council member then upbraided the SpaceX representative for the vagueness of some of her replies.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
That said, at one point Eleanor captures Sofia giving Dunst a note about the scene where Marie Antoinette is upbraided by her ambassador (played by Steve Coogan) for paying more attention to sleeve lengths than a looming diplomatic crisis.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of upbraid

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The Saints also appeared to have scored a defensive touchdown when edge rusher Chase Young hit Lions QB Jared Goff hard from behind, sending the ball flaying backward toward the Detroit goal line.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of flay

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The judge also faulted Phillips and Chaib for not getting a new attorney months earlier, when the relationship began to deteriorate.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
The system transmitted 28 operating parameters, including load data, component temperatures, operating hours, and fault codes.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

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