213 entries under expression topic. ×

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chew out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
21
dress down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
14
bawl out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
14
take to task(verb, idiom, charge, attack)
14
tell off(verb, phrasal verb, charge, attack)
10
call down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
10
tick off(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, criticize)
7
find fault with(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, charge)
6
call on the carpet(verb, idiom, attack, praise)
5
chew up(verb, phrasal verb)
5
have words(verb, idiom, punish, scold)
5
telling off(noun, verb, phrasal verb, censure)
5
what for(noun, verb, phrasal verb, rebuke)
4
call to account(verb, idiom, charge, accuse)
4
jump on(verb, oppose, censure, condemn)
4
skin alive(verb, censure, condemn, blame)
4
talking to(verb, phrasal verb, caution, reproach)
3
come down on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, criticize)
3
give a dressing-down(verb, idiom)
3
take down(criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
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APASmart Define. (2015). reprimand thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/reprimand/thesaurus/synonyms
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