Decry
Decry verb - To declare to be morally wrong or evil.
Usage example: a statement by the church decrying modern society's liberal attitude regarding marriage and divorce
Pan
Pan verb - To express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of.
Usage example: virtually all the movie critics have panned this latest sequel in a tired series
Nearby Word: panful
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| work | decry work | pan work |
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Pan and Decry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decry/pan
Decry & Pan. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decry/pan>.
Pan or Decry. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decry/pan.
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