come down hard (on)
phrase
as in blame
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of Many parents didn't like that she came down hard on her students. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- blame
- criticize
- fault
- condemn
- denounce
- knock
- attack
- pan
- take to task
- dispraise
- slam
- find fault (with)
- censure
- scold
- slag
- tweak
- diss
- reprehend
- kick
- dis
- complain
- slash
- lash
- blast
- beef
- bitch
- skewer
- mutter
- admonish
- murmur
- snipe (at)
- whine
- put down
- grumble
- assail
- moan
- grouse
- nick (at)
- crab
- clobber
- carp
- niggle
- growl
- cavil
- quibble
- bellyache
- chide
- discommend
- reprimand
- reproach
- gripe
- belittle
- berate
- crucify
- deride
- disparage
- rebuke
- reprove
- gibbet
- upbraid
- flay
- pillory
- keelhaul
- hammer
- kvetch
- croak
- excoriate
- fuss
- decry
- lambast
- castigate
- drub
- bad-mouth
- lambaste
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- praise
- approve
- extol
- laud
- sanction
- commend
- recommend
- indorse
- endorse
- extoll