Synonyms of call to account

call to account

phrase

as in censure

to express public or formal disapproval of

They were called to account for their misdeeds.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• censure
• reprimand
• condemn
• denounce
• punish
• bring to account
• criticize
• scold
• objurgate
• rebuke
• reproach
• reprove
• admonish
• rail (at or against)
• cut up
• dress down
• chastise
• tell off
• lecture
• bawl out
• chew out
• rag
• jaw
• upbraid
• berate
• gibbet
• rate
• castigate
• score
• belittle
• disparage
• flay
• keelhaul
• deprecate
• depreciate
• lambaste

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cite
• honor
• commend
• endorse
• hail
• praise
• applaud
• approve
• sanction
• acclaim
• bless
• eulogize
• laud

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of call to account

Here was one of the Middle East’s most notorious dictators, finally being called to account. — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026