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keelhaul

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of keelhaul

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

there's no need to keelhaul him—it was an honest mistake, and a small one at that

Synonyms of keelhaul

baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, dress down, flay, hammer, jaw, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rag, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, score, tongue-lash, upbraid

Words Related to keelhaul

admonish, chide, remonstrate (with), reprove

abuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], excoriate, fault, harangue, knock, lace (into), lash, pan, reprehend, revile, scourge, slam, vituperate

belittle, disparage, mock, put down

ridicule, scoff, scorn

Phrases Synonymous with keelhaul

lay into, read the riot act (to), take to task

Near Antonyms of keelhaul

approve, endorse (also indorse), sanction

extol (also extoll), laud, praise

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