read out

VERB

censure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonish berate castigate chastise chide denounce discipline rebuff rebuke reprimand reproach scold

STRONG

abuse animadvert asperse attack backbite blame cavil contemn denigrate deprecate disapprove disparage impugn incriminate judge knock lecture ostracize remonstrate reprehend reprove upbraid

WEAK

carp at cut up exprobate find fault with get after look askance pick apart pull apart take to task tear apart tell off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve commend compliment flatter forgive laud praise

STRONG

agree cherish defend endorse protect sanction

WEAK

allow permit

VERB

inveigh

Synonyms

STRONG

admonish berate blast castigate censure condemn except expostulate kick lambaste object protest rail recriminate remonstrate reproach roast scold scorch trash upbraid vituperate

WEAK

crack down on go after have at jump down one's throat lay into lay out let have it rip into sound off tongue-lash work over

Antonyms

STRONG

accept agree allow approve compliment flatter laud praise uphold

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A victim impact statement was also read out on behalf of Sadio's father, who said that his daughter was "a brilliant mother, a leader and incredibly intelligent" but added that their lives "had crumbled".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Bankhardt fell to his knees, seemingly in relief, as the verdicts of not guilty on the attempted murder charges were read out.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Veradermics is already running its second Phase 3 study in men, which is set to read out later this year, and is recruiting women for a Phase 2/3 trial.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Some of them will be read out at the Oxford Brookes University event, which aims to create connections between academics and the local community from 15-18 April.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The bailiff read out my case number, and the judge looked up at me.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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