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ream (out)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ream (out)

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

you are so going to get reamed out when the boss learns that you wrecked the company car

Synonyms of ream (out)

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

Words Related to ream (out)

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 ream (out)

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

Near Antonyms of ream (out)

approve, endorse (also indorse), sanction

extol (also extoll), laud, praise

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