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Synonyms for be rated
verb criticize hatefully

revile
castigate
scold
chide
upbraid
rebuke
reprimand

reproach
blister
chew
jaw
censure
vituperate
rate

reprove
scorch
bawl out
chew out
rake over the coals
tell off
call down

cuss out
eat out
give one hell
give what for
jump all over
rail at
tongue-lash

Antonyms for be rated

compliment
laud

praise
flatter

hail

Synonyms
verb attack with words

offend
revile
persecute
insult
signify
slap
vituperate
zing
slam
castigate
vilify
calumniate
nag

scold
decry
trash
derogate
discount
upbraid
belittle
reproach
bash
sound
knock
backbite
minimize

smear
ride
cap
defame
berate
oppress
bad-mouth
cut down
pick on
put down
run down
blow off
cuss out

cut to the quick
do a number on
dump on
give a black eye
hurl brickbat
rag on
rip up
sling mud
swear at
tear apart

Antonyms

compliment
praise
laud
exalt
cherish
preserve
protect
respect

benefit
prize
revere
acclaim
adulate
honor
treasure
flatter

approve
defend
help
care for
esteem
commend

Synonyms
verb warn, strongly criticize

exhort
enjoin
scold
chide
berate
warn
upbraid
censure
rebuke

reprimand
advise
ding
growl
notice
counsel
forewarn
hoist
rap

glue
reprove
check
tell off
call down
call on the carpet
come down hard on
draw the line
give a going over

jack up
rap on knuckles
sit on
slap on wrist
speak to
talk to
tell a thing or two
give a piece of one’s mind

Antonyms

permit
compliment
praise
laud

applaud
extol
allow
flatter

approve
commend

Synonyms
verb attack, usually with words

impugn
blast
revile
trash
berate
criticize
lambaste

vilify
bash
blister
malign
charge
bust
beset

assault
abuse
maltreat
molest
invade
encounter
come at

lay into
have at
set upon
work over

Antonyms

praise
compliment
uphold
exonerate

retreat
protect
surrender
help

let go
yield

Synonyms
verb assault verbally

blame
criticize
abuse
impugn
revile

refute
stretch
blitz
censure
berate

malign
vilify
reprove
lay into
shoot down

jump down one’s throat
jump on one’s case

Antonyms

praise
compliment
sanction
aid
protect
resist
retreat

shelter
shield
surrender
withstand
commend
approve
endorse

defend
submit
support
sustain
be lazy
slough off

Synonyms
verb pummel, thrash

blister
drub
beat
pelt
trounce

scold
clobber
berate
club
revile

batter
lambaste
wallop
lash
maul

whip
whomp

Antonyms

guard
protect
surrender

compliment
praise
lose

fail

Synonyms
verb criticize severely

penalize
criticize
pummel
chastise
excoriate
scold
censure
berate
upbraid
lambaste
rebuke

reprimand
lash
punish
flog
blister
discipline
cane
chasten
scourge
beat
flay

drub
rail
baste
scarify
rate
scorch
ream
thrash
correct
whip
bawl out

chew out
come down on
dress down
lay out
scathe
drag over the coals
lean on
read the riot act
tongue-lash
jump down one’s throat

Antonyms

forgive
reward
compliment
laud
praise

exonerate
aid
assist
guard
protect

surrender
approve
flatter
help
lose

Synonyms
verb condemn; criticize severely

discipline
castigate
chastise
scold
denounce
chide
berate
admonish
rebuke
reprimand
reproach
rebuff

disapprove
asperse
incriminate
reprove
ostracize
reprehend
attack
lecture
backbite
cavil
impugn
denigrate

blame
upbraid
judge
knock
remonstrate
deprecate
contemn
abuse
disparage
cut up
tell off
animadvert

carp at
exprobate
find fault with
get after
look askance
pick apart
pull apart
read out
take to task
tear apart

Antonyms

compliment
laud
praise
forgive
sanction

protect
cherish
permit
flatter
approve

commend
agree
endorse
defend
allow

Synonyms
verb correct, humiliate

penalize
rebuke
subdue
soften
curb
castigate
repress
reprove
abase

discipline
afflict
reprehend
scold
chide
tame
restrain
punish
objurgate

admonish
upbraid
reproach
cow
scourge
humble
chastise
berate
try

reprimand
rake over the coals
call down
exprobate
fulminate against
have on the carpet
take to task
tongue-lash

Antonyms

compliment
praise
release
aid
laud
extol
comfort
exonerate
protect

reward
forgive
animate
assist
embolden
honor
uplift
flatter
encourage

help
let go
approve
inspirit
promote
boost
cheer

Synonyms
verb scold, discipline

punish
censure
berate
upbraid
castigate
lash

flog
ream
chasten
pummel
scourge
beat

spank
baste
thrash
correct
whip
chew out

lay into
climb all over
ferule
lean on
skelp
slap down

Antonyms

praise
compliment
laud
aid
assist
guard

protect
surrender
comfort
forgive
help
lose

cheer
encourage
inspirit
promote

Synonyms
verb criticize, lecture

rebuke
scold
censure
berate
blame
admonish
upbraid
castigate

reprimand
reproach
condemn
reprehend
flay
rate
reprove
check

lesson
take down
tell off
monish
slap on the wrist
call down
call on the carpet
exprobate

find fault
give a hard time
speak to
take down a peg
talk to
tick off

Antonyms

compliment
praise
laud

applaud
exonerate
flatter

approve
commend

Synonyms
verb scold

bawl out
berate
carpet
castigate
censure

chew out
lash
rail
rebuke
reprimand

reprove
tell off
upbraid
ream
rake over coals

tear into
tongue-lash

Antonyms

compliment

praise

flatter

Synonyms
verb denounce, criticize

revile
castigate
chastise
scold
berate
upbraid

lambaste
rebuke
lash
vilify
reproach
condemn

blister
flay
censure
attack
slash
reprove

scorch
scathe
tear into

Antonyms

compliment
praise

laud
flatter

approve

Synonyms
verb criticize harshly

fume
vituperate
protest
castigate
vilify
condemn
declaim

curse
thunder
reprobate
rail
denounce
censure
upbraid

execrate
rage
intimidate
berate
explode
menace
bluster

blow up
animadvert
denunciate
inveigh against
swear at

Antonyms

compliment
praise
laud
assist

be happy
approve
help
defend

flatter
support

Synonyms
verb nag

badger
berate
bother
bug
bully

carp
fuss
harass
hector
hound

intimidate
irritate
needle
pester
pick on

ride
scold
torment
give a hard time

Synonyms
verb blame, denounce

vituperate
protest
castigate
condemn
scold
except
lambaste
trash
kick

object
rail
censure
admonish
upbraid
blast
reproach
berate
expostulate

roast
remonstrate
scorch
lay into
lay out
recriminate
crack down on
go after
have at

let have it
read out
rip into
sound off
tongue-lash
work over
jump down one’s throat

Antonyms

compliment
praise
laud

uphold
accept
approve

flatter
allow
agree

Synonyms
verb criticize

revile
scold
rail
rate

censure
berate
blame
baste

abuse
upbraid
vituperate
call on the carpet

tongue-lash

Antonyms

compliment
praise

approve
commend

be quiet

Synonyms
verb punish, beat

excoriate
scold
berate
upbraid
castigate
assail
trim
pound
pummel
smother
slap

slam
rebuke
hammer
whip
pelt
cudgel
bludgeon
attack
slash
strike
shellac

pan
hit
flay
denounce
censure
wallop
blister
criticize
scourge
smear
roast

reprimand
thrash
flog
scorch
rake over the coals
scathe
lash into
read the riot act
rip into

Antonyms

compliment
laud
praise
surrender

protect
uphold
lose
flatter

fail
approve

Synonyms
verb criticize harshly

scold
castigate
berate
blister
jaw
ridicule

flay
attack
censure
belabor
lampoon
baste

abuse
upbraid
lambaste
fulminate
satirize
bawl out

chew out
tell off
exprobate
tear into
tongue-lash

Antonyms

compliment
praise
protect

flatter
defend
support

approve

Synonyms
verb criticize lengthily

admonish
scold
chide
preach

sermonize
flay
berate
moralize

rate
reprimand
reprove
tell off

exprobate
give going-over
give piece of mind
rank on

Antonyms

compliment
laud

praise
flatter

Synonyms
verb harass, bother

annoy
fuss
tease
pester
scold
irritate
berate
hector
irk
torment

vex
hound
badger
urge
prod
nudge
ride
needle
dog
importune

eat
bait
plague
harry
heckle
upbraid
goad
provoke
egg
bug

worry
carp at
find fault
give a hard time
pick at
take it out on
work on

Antonyms

aid
soothe
delight
compliment
praise

assist
dissuade
assuage
make happy
please

help
discourage
support

Synonyms
verb criticize harshly

fume
scold
rant
inveigh
castigate
thunder

complain
vociferate
revile
blast
jaw
fulminate

rate
censure
vituperate
attack
abuse
upbraid

berate
whip
bawl out
chew out
objurate
tongue-lash

Antonyms

compliment
praise
protect

surrender
be happy
flatter

defend
support
approve

Synonyms
verb reprimand; criticize harshly

scold
chide
berate
admonish
upbraid
censure
castigate
reprimand
oppose
reproach

read
pay
rake
rip
blame
reprehend
lecture
lesson
reprove
fry

zap
bawl out
chew out
dress down
lay into
tell off
go after
monish
jawbone
call on the carpet

carp on
climb all over
jump on
lean on
sit on
sound off
take to task
tear apart
tick off
jump down one’s throat

Antonyms

compliment
praise

laud
flatter

approve

Synonyms
verb rebuke

scold
chide
berate
admonish
upbraid

lambaste
castigate
reprimand
censure
lecture

reproach
condemn
bawl out
chew out
lay into

read the riot act
take to task
jump down one’s throat

Antonyms

compliment
praise

laud
exonerate

flatter
approve

Synonyms
verb scold

vilify
denounce
chide
berate
criticize
castigate
scorn

disparage
ream
reprobate
reproach
denigrate
vituperate
blame

admonish
abuse
lambaste
reprimand
censure
lecture
reprove

rake over the coals
give a talking to
lay down the law
tongue-lash

Antonyms

compliment
praise
laud

cherish
applaud
exonerate

approve
commend

Synonyms
verb dominate, oppress

bait
afflict
haunt
rate
torment
hound
badger

tyrannize
scold
hector
persecute
override
enslave
grip

torture
upbraid
reproach
domineer
annoy
revile
berate

harass
harry
disparage
be arbitrary
be autocratic

Antonyms

aid
comfort
compliment
praise
soothe
assist

release
help
make happy
please
flatter
commend

let go
approve
support
free

Synonyms
verb argue, fight

ream
squabble
berate
bicker

tiff
scrap
brawl
wrangle

scold
jaw
dispute
spat

quarrel
bawl out
call on the carpet
tongue-lash

Antonyms

compliment
praise

give in
concur

agree
make peace

Synonyms
verb find fault with

criticize
castigate
taunt
denounce
chide
berate
blame
admonish
upbraid
censure
rebuke

reprimand
vilify
reproach
cavil
ream
reprobate
nag
revile
preach
rail
asperse

vituperate
rate
abuse
expostulate
lecture
disparage
reprove
chasten
dress down
put down
rake over the coals

tell off
recriminate
give a talking-to
jump on
keep aft
lay down the law
light into
objurate
take to task

Antonyms

compliment
laud
praise
applaud

exonerate
honor
approve
commend

flatter
help

Synonyms
verb reprimand; criticize harshly

berate
censure
chide
lecture
rail

rake over the coals
rebuke
reproach
reprove
revile

scold
upbraid
vituperate
give tongue-lashing
take to task

tick off
give piece of one’s mind

Antonyms

compliment

praise

Synonyms
verb scold

chastise
chide
berate
admonish
castigate
reprimand

reproach
ream
criticize
chasten
censure
blame

lecture
chew out
put down
rake over the coals
tell off
give a talking-to

jump on
lay down the law
light into
take to task

Antonyms

compliment
forgive

laud
praise

approve

Synonyms
verb criticize very harshly

revile
decry
smear
denounce
defame
berate
malign
damn
denigrate
mistreat
assail
disparage
slander

blister
knock
cuss
curse
debase
jinx
slur
dig
roast
censure
vituperate
attack
abuse

asperse
rap
libel
voodoo
slam
scorch
pan
traduce
bad-mouth
dress down
put down
run down
tear down

call down
caluminate
dump on
give a black eye
mudsling
put a whammy on
rag on
rip up
skin alive
speak ill of
tear into

Antonyms

compliment
exalt
laud
praise
cherish

honor
benefit
protect
approve
commend

favor
glorify
flatter
defend

Synonyms
verb criticize harshly

asperse
rate
castigate
vilify
condemn
growl
curse
traduce
scold

insult
lambaste
rail
denounce
censure
blame
abuse
upbraid
accuse

reproach
revile
smear
malign
berate
lash
calumniate
bawl out
chew out

run down
bark at
find fault
rip into
tear into
tongue-lash
yell at

Antonyms

compliment
laud
praise
absolve

exonerate
uphold
exculpate
honor

approve
flatter
commend

Synonyms
verb disapprove

criticize
scold
denounce

chide
berate
admonish

censure
rebuke
reprimand

reprove

Antonyms

compliment
laud

praise
approve

flatter
commend

Synonyms
verb severely reprimand

berate
castigate
chew out
dress down

punish
rake over the coals
reprimand
scold

tell off
upbraid
have words
rip into

take to task
yell at
jump down one’s throat

Antonyms

praise

Synonyms
verb revile

abuse
admonish
assail
berate
blame
castigate
censure

chide
criticize
denigrate
denounce
disparage
lambaste
lecture

rake over the coals
ream
reprimand
reproach
reprobate
reprove
scorn

vilify
vituperate
give a talking to
lay down the law
tongue-lash