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reads the riot act (to)
phrasepresent tense third-person singular of read the riot act (to)
Synonyms & Antonyms of reads the riot act (to)
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
- The officer read the riot act to her for speeding in a school zone.
Synonyms for reads the riot act (to)
Words Related to reads the riot act (to)
- abuses,
- assails,
- attacks,
- bad-mouths,
- blames,
- blasts,
- censures,
- condemns,
- criticizes,
- crucifies,
- denounces,
- disses
- [slang],
- excoriates,
- faults,
- harangues,
- knocks,
- laces (into),
- lashes,
- pans,
- reprehends,
- reviles,
- scourges,
- slams,
- vituperates
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