taken to task
phrase
1
as in criticized
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of He took his rival to task during the TV interview. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- criticized
- blamed
- denounced
- knocked
- attacked
- complained
- dispraised
- kicked
- condemned
- scolded
- faulted
- muttered
- come down hard (on)
- admonished
- found fault (with)
- panned
- growled
- slagged
- censured
- blasted
- slammed
- lashed
- reprehended
- dissed
- murmured
- slashed
- caviled
- grumbled
- assailed
- skewered
- tweaked
- moaned
- discommended
- sniped (at)
- whined
- nicked (at)
- clobbered
- beefed
- niggled
- reprimanded
- bitched
- quibbled
- disparaged
- crucified
- groused
- berated
- upbraided
- excoriated
- keelhauled
- bellyached
- put down
- rebuked
- chid
- kvetched
- derided
- griped
- lambasted
- crabbed
- gibbeted
- decried
- croaked
- drubbed
- cavilled
- flayed
- belittled
- pilloried
- reproached
- carped
- reproved
- hammered
- chided
- castigated
- fussed
- chidden
- bad-mouthed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- praised
- recommended
- approved
- endorsed
- extolled
- lauded
- sanctioned
- commended
- indorsed
2
as in scolded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings He took the landscaper to task for once again letting the bushes get overgrown. Synonyms & Similar Words
- scolded
- lectured
- chewed out
- laid into
- bawled out
- rated
- attacked
- scored
- blamed
- reprimanded
- admonished
- called down
- criticized
- dressed down
- ragged
- mocked
- lashed
- reamed (out)
- tongue-lashed
- chastised
- berated
- upbraided
- keelhauled
- ranted (at)
- railed (at or against)
- slammed
- rebuked
- lambasted
- blasted
- flayed
- read the riot act (to)
- hammered
- jawed
- reproached
- castigated
- basted
- knocked
- denounced
- reviled
- condemned
- remonstrated (with)
- scoffed
- faulted
- abused
- crucified
- assailed
- disparaged
- chid
- ridiculed
- excoriated
- put down
- panned
- vituperated
- harangued
- censured
- reproved
- chided
- scourged
- belittled
- reprehended
- chidden
- laced (into)
- scorned
- dissed
- bad-mouthed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- approved
- endorsed
- sanctioned
- indorsed
- praised
- extolled
- lauded