criticizable
- adjective
- /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəbl/
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criticable
- The film's lack of character development is criticizable, as it detracted from the overall story.
So traditions are modifiable, malleable, criticizable from within.
- So traditions are modifiable, malleable, criticizable from within.
Examples
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The company's handling of customer complaints was criticizable and led to many negative reviews.
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In the second, the specification of biological processes that result in what are ordinarily morally criticizable behaviors (such as some anti-social behaviors associated with addiction) distances the agent from those behaviors and emphasizes the lack of moral responsibility she holds.
Academic text (2018) -
So traditions are modifiable, malleable, criticizable from within.
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Most of the other contributors to the special issue identify moralism along broadly similar lines, as a vice or criticizable in some way, and I follow their lead in this respect.
Academic text (2018) -
To criticize her description of the gospel and its omission of the crucifixion and resurrection is itself criticizable.
Blog text (18) -
His decision to ignore the feedback from his team made his leadership style criticizable.
Synonyms
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7.9
Morally wrong and deserving strong criticism
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7.4
Very bad and makes people feel angry or disgusted
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7.5
Deserving strong criticism for being wrong
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7.6
Likely to harm someone's reputation by showing shameful behaviour
Deserving blame for doing something wrong
Able to be doubted or shown wrong
Clear enough so people can decide how good it is
Antonyms
How Blameworthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Criticizable comes from critic, a word for someone who 'judges' or finds faults, plus the ending -able meaning 'able to'. So criticizable literally means 'able to be judged' and is used for things that are 'deserving of criticism'.