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Synonyms & Antonyms of dressing-down
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in tongue-lashing, scolding
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dressing down
verb
present participle of dress down
Synonyms & Antonyms of dressing down (Entry 2 of 2)
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
- dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance
Synonyms for dressing down
- basting,
- bawling out,
- berating,
- calling down,
- castigating,
- chastising,
- chewing out,
- flaying,
- hammering,
- jawing,
- keelhauling,
- lambasting,
- lecturing,
- ragging,
- railing (at or against),
- ranting (at),
- rating,
- reaming (out),
- rebuking,
- reprimanding,
- reproaching,
- scolding,
- scoring,
- tongue-lashing,
- upbraiding
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“Dressing-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dressing-down. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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