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carpet(blast, reprimand, reproach, scold)
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jump on(expression, oppose, censure, condemn)
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rail at(abuse, criticize)
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tick off(expression, oppose, censure, blame)
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call on the carpet(expression, idiom, attack, praise)
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chew up
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come down on(expression, idiom, criticize, censure)
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curse(abuse, criticize, disparage, denounce)
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have words(expression, reprimand, punish, scold)
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jaw(reproach, scold)
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jump all over(expression, idiom, criticize, censure)
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lambast
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punish(criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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rate(criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand)
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underdress
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blow sky-high(abuse, criticize)
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call names(abuse, criticize)
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chasten(criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand)
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disapprove(criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
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give a dressing-down(expression, idiom)
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APASmart Define. (2016). dress down thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/dress_down/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, dress down thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/dress_down/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "dress down thesaurus" 31 March 2016. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/dress_down/thesaurus/synonyms>