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

Trump has excoriated Zelenskyy for successful Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil and gas infrastructure, called for Zelenskyy’s ouster, and gifted Russia a sanctions reprieve. — Kelli Wessinger, Vox, 31 Oct. 2026

At a hearing, the judge excoriated the government after workers cut down at least 400 trees over a holiday weekend with little notice to the plaintiffs. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Former President Barack Obama excoriated Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy for his attack ad with Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother during his first rally of the 2026 midterm election cycle in Cleveland. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026

Her thumbs fiddled, and her eyebrows rose as Castillo excoriated government spending on undocumented immigrants. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Acton and other Democrats, as well as some Republicans, have excoriated Ramaswamy for the ad and for bringing up his opponent's childhood trauma. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Australia’s prime minister, for example, excoriated OpenAI and Altman for failing to alert officials in a timely manner that an agent had targeted a government health website. — Robert Hart, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

Outspoken actor and comedian Michael Rapaport excoriated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Jewish gathering outside of Gracie Mansion on Friday. — Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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