157 entries under expression topic. ×

1
sound off(verb, oppose, censure, blame)
1
square off(verb, take, meet, oppose)
1
stand up to(verb, idiom, meet, oppose)
1
stave off(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
1
strongly criticize(censure, advise, caution, rebuke)
1
take down(criticize, condemn, blame, reproach)
1
take down a peg(idiom, criticize, condemn, blame)
1
take it(verb, take, meet, oppose)
1
take on(verb, take, meet, oppose)
1
take the bull by the horns(idiom, take, meet, oppose)
1
tear into(verb, criticize, censure, condemn)
1
tell a thing or two(idiom, censure, caution, rebuke)
1
turn down(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
1
ward off(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
1
yell at(reprimand, reproach, rebuke, punish)
0
blow the whistle on(idiom, criticize, blast, flay)
0
brush against(verb, oppose, challenge, face)
0
bump into(verb, oppose, challenge, face)
0
chance on(verb, oppose, challenge, face)
0
come across(verb, oppose, challenge, face)
10 years ago|4k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). tell off thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/tell_off/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "tell off thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/tell_off/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, tell off thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/tell_off/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "tell off thesaurus" 31 March 2016. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/tell_off/thesaurus/synonyms>