LASHED (OUT) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

lashed (out)

verb

past tense of lash (out)

as in criticized

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Musk moved both of those companies to Texas in recent years and has loudly criticized both California and Delaware (where a Tesla shareholder sued him over his record-setting compensation).

— Maria Aspan, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
In 2014, Cuban criticized the NFL for expanding its schedule to have games on more days of the week.

— Jon Machota, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticized

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Some neighbors fulminated against the university, arguing that the extra events would bring more noise and traffic, and that the property tax-exempt institution would not pay its fair share.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of fulminated

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Granger chastised Abernethy in a series of emails, then took her concerns to Oberhelman, questioning his decision to assign her operations duties for the entire program in addition to her job coaching the divers.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
Trump famously chastised Zelenskyy in a 2025 Oval Office meeting and has pressured the Ukrainian president to give up land to satisfy Putin’s territorial desire for all of the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

— Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

Definition of chastised

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The president, who has long insisted that someone maliciously vandalized the lining of the pool with a knife or boxcutter, first rebuked Pirro's decision to drop the Hearn case in a Saturday social media post.

— Emily Chang, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
But many Republicans rebuked the idea of his arrest - including the president himself.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Definition of rebuked

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Rangel, who relinquished his position as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee amid the inquiry, was eventually censured, the first time a congressman had been thusly reprimanded in public in almost three decades.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
She was vilified and reprimanded for ACTUALLY taking a courageous stance against men in women’s sports and spaces.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of reprimanded

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