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dressing down

verb , present participle of dress down

Synonyms and Antonyms of dressing down

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance

Synonyms of 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

Words Related to dressing down

admonishing, chiding, remonstrating (with), reproving

abusing, assailing, attacking, bad-mouthing, blaming, blasting, censuring, condemning, criticizing, crucifying, denouncing, dissing [slang], excoriating, faulting, haranguing, knocking, lacing (into), lashing, panning, reprehending, reviling, scourging, slamming, vituperating

belittling, disparaging, mocking, putting down

ridiculing, scoffing, scorning

Phrases Synonymous with dressing down

laying into, reading the riot act (to), taking to task

Near Antonyms of dressing down

approving, endorsing (also indorsing), sanctioning

extolling, lauding, praising

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