Synonyms of flay

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flay

verb

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1

as in to scold

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

her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scold
• lecture
• reprimand
• criticize
• berate
• chastise
• blame
• rag
• upbraid
• admonish
• keelhaul
• lambaste
• castigate
• attack
• baste
• rebuke
• reproach
• hammer
• lambast
• bawl out
• mock
• call down
• rate
• jaw
• lay into
• crucify
• dress down
• chew out
• score
• lash
• chide
• assail
• excoriate
• fault
• vituperate
• ream (out)
• tongue-lash
• revile
• condemn
• slam
• denounce
• take to task
• knock
• harangue
• reprove
• pan
• rail (at or against)
• reprehend
• scourge
• blast
• rant (at)
• disparage
• censure
• read the riot act (to)
• ridicule
• abuse
• diss
• belittle
• bad-mouth
• scoff
• scorn
• dis
• remonstrate (with)
• put down
• lace (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indorse
• approve
• sanction
• endorse
• laud
• extol
• praise
• extoll

• indorse
• approve
• sanction
• endorse
• laud
• extol
• praise
• extoll

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2

as in to peel

to remove the natural covering of

flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peel
• bark
• skin
• bare
• husk
• shuck
• shell
• hull
• strip
• expose
• scale
• denude
• pare