Synonyms of excoriated

excoriated

verb

past tense of excoriate

1

as in attacked

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

the mayor had hardly been in office for a month before she was being excoriated for problems of very long standing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• slammed
• scolded
• criticized
• abused
• savaged
• assailed
• insulted
• blasted
• lambasted
• castigated
• bashed
• cursed
• vituperated
• scathed
• jumped (on)
• harassed
• trashed
• tied into
• berated
• reprimanded
• belabored
• reviled
• sailed into
• disparaged
• harangued
• potshot
• lit into
• execrated
• vilified
• affronted
• belittled
• chastised
• harried
• slandered
• blasphemed
• beat up on
• libeled
• whipped
• rebuked
• fulminated
• profaned
• traduced
• slurred
• imprecated
• bad-mouthed
• lashed (out)
• chid
• laced (into)
• blackguarded
• aspersed
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• commended
• hailed
• acclaimed
• complimented
• lauded

2

as in irritated

to make sore by continued rubbing

the manacles had badly excoriated the prisoner's wrists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritated
• scratched
• scraped
• fretted
• chafed
• galled
• abraded
• grazed
• burned
• peeled
• inflamed
• skinned
• flayed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of excoriated

After reviewing a transcript of the scene provided by The Hollywood Reporter, two prominent American Muslim advocacy groups excoriated the film’s depiction of Islam. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Terence Tao, a renowned mathematician and leading authority on differential equations, excoriated what AI was doing to the field. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026

Nearly five years ago, the district attorney of Onondaga County, William Fitzpatrick, stood up in court and excoriated his county’s decision decades earlier to prosecute Anthony Broadwater for the rape of author Alice Sebold. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

Sheryl Crow excoriated Donald Trump‘s White House birthday bash, which included a UFC fight, in a post to her Instagram story on Monday. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026

Jim Trusty, the lawyer for Rozier, excoriated the league after a hearing Wednesday that served as a status update on Rozier’s case, as well as the other three defendants who remain indicted alongside him. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 11 June 2026

In Israel, the drawdown of hostilities places additional pressure on Netanyahu, whose political base has repeatedly excoriated him as not doing enough to combat Hezbollah while being too weak to stand up to Trump. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

The fight boiled over on the Senate floor when a pair of Republican senators excoriated the court over its unanimous decision. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026

The judge excoriated Iwamasa before imposing the sentence. — City News Service, Daily News, 27 May 2026