rails (at or against)
verb
as in scolds
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
- scolds
- lectures
- bawls out
- reprimands
- dresses down
- calls down
- criticizes
- rants (at)
- blames
- reads the riot act (to)
- keelhauls
- tongue-lashes
- lays into
- takes to task
- rates
- upbraids
- rags
- reams (out)
- chews out
- jaws
- attacks
- faults
- scores
- berates
- chastises
- bastes
- admonishes
- rebukes
- flays
- mocks
- lambastes
- lambasts
- hammers
- reproaches
- vituperates
- reprehends
- castigates
- pans
- reviles
- remonstrates (with)
- crucifies
- chides
- slams
- lashes
- abuses
- condemns
- excoriates
- assails
- knocks
- harangues
- blasts
- denounces
- disparages
- puts down
- scourges
- ridicules
- belittles
- censures
- reproves
- scoffs
- bad-mouths
- laces (into)
- disses
- scorns
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- approves
- endorses
- sanctions
- indorses
- praises
- lauds
- extolls
- extols