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cut to bits

VERB

criticize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blame blast castigate censure chastise chide condemn denounce excoriate reprimand

STRONG

bash blister carp clobber disparage fluff fustigate hit knock lambaste pan rap reprehend reprobate reprove rip roast scorch skin slam slog slug trash trim zap

WEAK

animadvert on come down on cut down cut up denunciate do a number on dress down find fault fulminate against give bad press jump on nag at nit-pick pick at scathe skin alive take down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve commend compliment exonerate forgive laud praise

STRONG

flatter lose

WEAK

estimate guess suppose

Example Sentences

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The Union artillerymen were cut to bits, and by 3:15 p.m., the disaster that the North was to call the First Battle of Bull Run was all but over.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rest the artist cut to bits too small to reach the open market via his trash basket.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Two sets of reins chawed to pieces; a throat latchet gone; three saddles with holes eaten through them, and two bridles cut to bits, all because of a little carelessness!”

From Girl Scouts in the Rockies by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

Trunk, branches, roots, all were speedily cut to bits.

From Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 An Illustrated Magazine by Hamilton, Gail

And I don’t want anything that—” he cried out in sudden passion—“Good Lord, I’d be cut to bits before I’d even want anything that wasn’t best for you!”

From The Squirrel-Cage by Williams, John Alanzo

cut to bits

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