EXCORIATED Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

excoriated

verb

past tense of excoriate

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

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as in irritated

to make sore by continued rubbing the manacles had badly excoriated the prisoner's wrists

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Recent Examples of excoriated 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 Trump constantly excoriated Massie and endorsed his primary opponent Ed Gallrein and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth even campaigned with Gallrein on Monday. — Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 19 May 2026 In cities across the country, judges have excoriated both Immigration and Customs Enforcement and CBP, saying their officers used excessive force. — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026 Kiffin was excoriated by fans and media for abandoning his team, but neither Chambliss nor his family begrudge the coach for leaving. — Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026

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So the next time your brand wants to bare its teeth, picture Mickey in his tuxedo being attacked by an oversized beaver.

— Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The suspect is believed to be a woman, but investigators have not ruled out the possibility that the teen was attacked by a man wearing women’s clothes, according to a law enforcement source.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

Definition of attacked

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But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of irritated

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Before the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized in January 2012, the captain didn't tell the 3,200 passengers that the ship had slammed into a rock.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Note that film-rating site Rotten Tomatoes was part of NBCUniversal for years, and some critics have slammed that ownership structure as being problematic.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 July 2026

Definition of slammed

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Bubic made two rehab starts in Triple-A Omaha, didn’t feel right after the second one (on June 27) and was scratched from his next start.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department advised anyone bitten or scratched by a bat or other wild animal to promptly clean the wound with soap and water, then contact a physician or go to the emergency room.

— Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of scratched

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Davis remembered once being scolded as a teenager by her mother after being caught speaking poorly of a classmate.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 22 June 2026

Definition of scolded

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Trump has criticized other NATO members for not helping the US in its war on Iran, personally attacking the leaders of several countries over the issue.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
The attorneys criticized the speed at which the judge conducted the trial, including a court date on a Saturday when several defense witnesses were unavailable.

— Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 July 2026

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