| smear(verb, abuse, condemn, blame, disparage) |
| speak ill of(verb, expression, idiom, disparage, denounce) |
| splash(verb, attack, criticize, cross, walk) |
| start(verb, attack, open, condemn, cross) |
| start action(verb, expression, open, start, initiate) |
| start the ball rolling(verb, expression, idiom, start, initiate) |
| stumble(verb, attack, criticize, cross, walk) |
| tackle(verb, attack, condemn, cross, walk) |
| take to task(verb, expression, idiom, attack, criticize) |
| take up(verb, expression, start, initiate, begin) |
| tear down(verb, expression, disparage, denounce, smear) |
| tell off(verb, expression, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| toil(verb, attack, criticize, cross, walk) |
| tongue-lash(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| traduce(verb, abuse, condemn, disparage, denounce) |
| trek(verb, attack, criticize, cross, walk) |
| upbraid(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure) |
| vilify(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, condemn) |
| vituperate(verb, abuse, criticize, condemn, blame) |
| voodoo(verb, disparage, denounce, smear, assail) |