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Synonyms & Antonyms of gibbet
as in pillory, excoriate
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gibbet
- berate,
- castigate,
- crucify,
- excoriate,
- flay,
- hammer,
- keelhaul,
- lambaste
- (or lambast),
- lash,
- pillory,
- scold,
- upbraid
- blame,
- censure,
- condemn,
- criticize,
- denounce,
- dis
- (also diss)
- [slang],
- dispraise,
- fault,
- knock,
- pan,
- reprehend,
- slag
- [chiefly British]
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“Gibbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbet. Accessed 23 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of gibbet was in the 13th century
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