Synonyms of flay

flay

verb

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

• approve
• indorse
• endorse
• sanction
• extol
• laud
• 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
• husk
• hull
• shuck
• bare
• shell
• expose
• scale
• strip
• denude
• pare