Citation and Execration

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Citation noun - A formal expression of praise.

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Execration is an antonym for citation.

Nearby Words: cite, cited, citing

Execration noun - A prayer that harm will come to someone.

Usage example: upon discovering that someone had stolen his golf bag, he let loose a volley of execrations

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Citation is an antonym for execration.

Nearby Words: execrable, execrated, execrating

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Execration and Citation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/citation/execration

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