railing (at or against)
verb
as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings we could hear the cook in the kitchen railing against his assistant and wondered if we'd ever get our food Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- scolding
- lecturing
- bawling out
- calling down
- dressing down
- chewing out
- reprimanding
- ranting (at)
- laying into
- reading the riot act (to)
- reaming (out)
- criticizing
- blaming
- taking to task
- upbraiding
- ragging
- berating
- rating
- attacking
- chastising
- basting
- admonishing
- flaying
- mocking
- scoring
- rebuking
- jawing
- keelhauling
- remonstrating (with)
- faulting
- hammering
- reproaching
- lambasting
- castigating
- lacing (into)
- tongue-lashing
- chiding
- vituperating
- slamming
- lashing
- reviling
- panning
- crucifying
- reprehending
- knocking
- putting down
- condemning
- assailing
- disparaging
- scourging
- denouncing
- belittling
- haranguing
- blasting
- abusing
- reproving
- excoriating
- ridiculing
- censuring
- scoffing
- bad-mouthing
- scorning
- dissing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- approving
- indorsing
- endorsing
- sanctioning
- praising
- lauding
- extolling