gibbeted

verb

past tense of gibbet
as in crucified

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibbeted
  1. flayed
  2. lashed
  3. pilloried
  4. upbraided
  5. scolded
  6. berated
  7. blamed
  8. excoriated
Verb
  • The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of flayed
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  • Earlier this month, Kennedy lashed out during an interview on CNN over vaccine and public health policies.
    — Daniel Payne, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The singer also lashed out at her parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, on social media.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashed
Verb
  • He was soon being pilloried on several fronts including management decisions that alienated key executives, and a public fight with star Scarlett Johansson.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
  • No wonder Izzy gets pilloried so many times just for having the driest sense of humor.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pilloried
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  • One upbraided Tufty for this comment.
    — Eric Adler June 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • At a hearing two days after the government dropped its charges against Baraka, the judge upbraided Stephen Demanovich, a federal prosecutor who had been assigned the case.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Definition of upbraided
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  • The curious boys climbed onto the roof of their home for a better look, but climbed back down when scolded by their grandmother.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Kirson remembered, adding that, minutes later, the show’s production team scolded her.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Definition of scolded
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  • The next day, after Trump berated Republicans for allowing the measure to pass, the Senate rejected a nearly identical resolution, but the earlier rebuke was unmistakable.
    — KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The first rally in Seattle resulted in a national controversy when Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton allegedly berated two young Cunningham fans who attended, as the owner was later suspended for five home games and fined.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of berated
Verb
  • His bid to bring China into the WTO also came under fire from officials who blamed him for making too many concessions – some even accused him of selling out the country.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Craig has blamed Flanagan for a lack of oversight and accountability, allegations that Flanagan rejects.
    — Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of blamed
Verb
  • Nearly five years ago, the district attorney of Onondaga County, William Fitzpatrick, stood up in court and excoriated his county’s decision decades earlier to prosecute Anthony Broadwater for the rape of author Alice Sebold.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
  • Sheryl Crow excoriated Donald Trump‘s White House birthday bash, which included a UFC fight, in a post to her Instagram story on Monday.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
Definition of excoriated
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“Gibbeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbeted. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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