RAILS (AT OR AGAINST) Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

rails (at or against)

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Definition of rails (at or against) next

present tense third-person singular of rail (at or against)

as in scolds

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings we could hear the cook in the kitchen railing against his assistant and wondered if we'd ever get our food

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While some online scolds didn’t like Johnson’s profanity, this has played well in Chicago, a city that has been ravenous for a winning Bears team since the 20th Super Bowl.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Or on Bluesky with the joke scolds, or on Mastodon with the Linux hackers, or on Threads with the voice-forward brands?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025

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“Rails (at or against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rails%20%28at%20or%20against%29. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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