110 entries under scold topic. ×

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read(verb, study, check, consider, observe)
2
ream(verb, abuse, scorn, censure, condemn)
2
sound off(verb, expression, oppose, censure, dislike)
2
take down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, scorn, censure)
2
take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, attack, scorn)
2
wig(verb, reproach)
1
baste(verb, abuse, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
1
beat(verb, attack, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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call on the carpet(expression, idiom, abuse, condemn)
1
cane(verb, censure, reprimand, rebuke, punish)
1
criticize severely(verb, expression, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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drag over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, censure, reprimand)
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drub(verb, beat, attack, censure, reprimand)
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exprobate(verb, charge, scorn, condemn, blame)
1
flog(verb, beat, attack, censure, reprimand)
1
jawbone(verb, censure, reprimand, discredit, reproach)
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lay down the law(expression, idiom, abuse, scorn, reproach)
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lay into(verb, expression, attack, censure, condemn)
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lay out(verb, expression, censure, protest, reprimand)
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lean on(verb, expression, censure, reprimand, reproach)
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ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "criticize thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/criticize/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, criticize thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/criticize/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "criticize thesaurus" 1 April 2016. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/criticize/thesaurus/synonyms>