GIBBETED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

gibbeted

verb

past tense of gibbet

as in crucified

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Hamilton has flayed his Republican opponent for not holding public town halls -- an argument that resonates with Ubel.

— Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of flayed

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When the gales of November came early, as the song goes, large waves and intense wind lashed the ship on her final voyage.

— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Heavy rains lashed the Gaza Strip, flooding tents and intensifying the misery of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

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He was pilloried near and far for electing to save ace Chris Sale for Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Dodgers rather than send him to the mound for Sunday’s Game 2.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The studio must have had some idea that the film was going to get pilloried in some corners as the ad went live even before the review embargo broke Tuesday.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of pilloried

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In 2025, Foxx scolded a patron for flinging an object onstage during rapper GloRilla’s performance at a previous SKVLK Fest.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Abe doesn’t like that Erin scolded him at his party about spilling his drink and not helping with the kids, and Erin is frustrated that none of her children will listen to her.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of scolded

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In diagnosing what happened in North Carolina last week, Budd blamed the extent of their losses on national Republicans’ decision to pull funding for Michael Whatley, their Senate nominee, late in the cycle.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from sweeping midterm losses that some in the party have blamed on the war in Iran and the resulting surge in gas prices.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of blamed

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Trump has excoriated Zelenskyy for successful Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil and gas infrastructure, called for Zelenskyy’s ouster, and gifted Russia a sanctions reprieve.

— Kelli Wessinger, Vox, 31 Oct. 2026
At a hearing, the judge excoriated the government after workers cut down at least 400 trees over a holiday weekend with little notice to the plaintiffs.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of excoriated

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