Synonyms of flayed

flayed

verb

past tense of flay

1

as in scolded

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

her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolded
• lectured
• reprimanded
• blamed
• criticized
• ragged
• berated
• upbraided
• chastised
• attacked
• admonished
• mocked
• rebuked
• hammered
• castigated
• basted
• lambasted
• reproached
• laid into
• chewed out
• keelhauled
• reamed (out)
• called down
• faulted
• bawled out
• jawed
• scored
• lashed
• dressed down
• railed (at or against)
• crucified
• ranted (at)
• rated
• tongue-lashed
• condemned
• scourged
• slammed
• assailed
• excoriated
• read the riot act (to)
• reviled
• blasted
• knocked
• denounced
• harangued
• took to task
• ridiculed
• chid
• abused
• panned
• reproved
• censured
• disparaged
• remonstrated (with)
• reprehended
• belittled
• scorned
• vituperated
• scoffed
• laced (into)
• bad-mouthed
• dissed
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• praised
• extolled
• lauded

2

as in peeled

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

• peeled
• barked
• skinned
• husked
• shelled
• scaled
• stripped
• exposed
• shucked
• bared
• denuded
• hulled
• pared

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flayed

But after Richard’s death, his mercenary captain and right-hand man, the infamous Mercadier, had Basile flayed alive and hanged. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The apostle was believed to have met his martyrdom by being flayed alive. — Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026