panned

• admonished
• all-around
• all-embracing
• all-encompassing
• all-inclusive
• assailed
• attacked
• bad-mouthed
• beefed
• belittled
• bellyached
• berated
• bitched
• blamed
• blanket
• blasted
• broad
• carped
• castigated
• caviled
• cavilled
• censured
• chid
• chided
• clobbered
• complained
• complete
• comprehensive
• condemned
• crabbed
• criticized
• croaked
• crucified
• decried
• denounced
• derided
• discommended
• disparaged
• dispraised
• dissed
• drubbed
• excoriated
• far-reaching
• faulted
• flayed
• full
• fussed
• gibbeted
• griped
• groused
• growled
• grumbled
• hammered
• keelhauled
• kicked
• knocked
• kvetched
• lambasted
• lashed
• moaned
• murmured
• muttered
• niggled
• pilloried
• put down
• quibbled
• rebuked
• reprehended
• reprimanded
• reproached
• reproved
• scenic
• scolded
• skewered
• slagged
• slammed
• slashed
• took to task
• tweaked
• upbraided
• whined
• wide-ranging

• approved
• commended
• endorsed
• extolled
• indorsed
• lauded
• praised
• recommended
• sanctioned

• verb
  1. To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).
  2. To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to criticise severely.
  3. With "out" (to pan out), to turn out well; to be successful.
  4. (of a contest) To beat one's opposition convincingly.
  5. To criticize harshly a work (like a book, movie, etc.).
  6. Of a camera, etc.: to turn horizontally.
  7. To move the camera lens angle while continuing to expose the film, enabling a contiguous view and enrichment of context. In still-photography large-group portraits the film usually remains on a horizontal fixed plane as the lens and/or the film holder moves to expose the film laterally. The resulting image may extend a short distance laterally or as great as 360 degrees from the point where the film first began to be exposed.
  8. (audio) To spread a sound signal into a new stereo or multichannel sound field, typically giving the impression that it is moving across the sound stage.
  9. To join or fit together; to unite.

• The new movie was widely panned by critics for its lackluster plot and poor acting.
• Despite high expectations, the restaurant's latest dish was panned by customers for its bland taste.
• The novel was panned by literary reviewers for its clichéd characters and predictable storyline.
• The artist's latest album was panned by music critics, who found it derivative and uninspired.
• The software update was panned by users for introducing bugs and glitches.

damned

keelhauled

jawed

laid into

lambasted

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