Rap on knuckles


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

Antonyms for rap on knuckles

permit
compliment
praise
laud

applaud
extol
allow
flatter

approve
commend

Synonyms
noun verbal disapproval

objection
denunciation
animadversion
aspersion
slap
disparagement
slam
static
cut

stricture
swipe
reproof
pan
cavil
hit
faultfinding
censure
carping

blast
flak
knock
opprobrium
vitriol
quibble
roast
Bronx cheer
put down

zapper
brickbats
bad press
call down
caviling
critical remarks
nit-picking
panning
slap on wrist

Antonyms

compliment
flattery
praise

estimation
guess
supposition

approval
sanction

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