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chews out
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blame, scold |
| Synonyms: | admonish, call on the carpet, castigate, censure, check, chew out, chide, come down on, criticize, denounce, dress down, give piece of one's mind, give the dickens, lecture, lesson, light into, lower the boom, monish, rap, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, reprove, take to task, tell off, tick off, upbraid |
| Antonyms: | exonerate, forgive, reward |
| Main Entry: | upbraid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scold |
| Synonyms: | admonish, berate, blame, castigate, censure, chasten, chastise, chew out, chide, criticize, give a talking-to, jump on, lay down the law, lecture, light into, put down, rake over the coals, ream, reprimand, reproach, take to task, tell off |
| Main Entry: | vituperate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize harshly |
| Synonyms: | abuse, accuse, asperse, bark at, bawl out, berate, blame, calumniate, castigate, censure, chew out, condemn, curse, denounce, find fault, growl, insult, lambaste*, lash, malign, rail, rate, reproach, revile, rip into, run down, scold, smear, tear into, tongue-lash, traduce, upbraid, vilify, yell at |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bawl out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | severely reprimand |
| Synonyms: | berate, castigate, chew out, dress down, have words, jump down one's throat, punish, rake over the coals, reprimand, rip into, scold, take to task, tell off, upbraid, yell at |
| Antonyms: | praise |
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