Synonyms of sailing into

sailing into

phrase

present participle of sail into

1

as in attacking

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

The customer sailed into the server when the food came out wong.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• slamming
• tying into
• jumping (on)
• scolding
• lighting into
• beating up on
• abusing
• insulting
• criticizing
• blasting
• scathing
• savaging
• potshotting
• assailing
• vituperating
• bashing
• cursing
• excoriating
• belaboring
• lambasting
• castigating
• trashing
• harassing
• lacing (into)
• lashing (out)
• berating
• reviling
• blaspheming
• reprimanding
• haranguing
• putting down
• blackguarding
• harrying
• whipping
• affronting
• aspersing
• disparaging
• belittling
• imprecating
• execrating
• slurring
• libelling
• profaning
• slandering
• vilifying
• chiding
• libeling
• chastising
• fulminating
• rebuking
• traducing
• bad-mouthing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• commending
• hailing
• complimenting
• lauding
• acclaiming

2

as in diving (into)

to start work on energetically

The students sailed into the new assignment right away.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diving (into)
• having at
• wading (in or into)
• tearing into
• going at
• approaching
• tackling
• pitching into
• undertaking
• lighting into
• focusing (on)
• concentrating (on)
• addressing
• falling (to)
• attacking
• focussing (on)
• settling (down)
• buckling (down to)
• pursuing
• plunging (in)
• pitching in
• knuckling down (to)
• facing
• zeroing (in on)
• taking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• evading
• shunning
• fiddling (around)
• playing
• trifling
• lagging
• idling
• messing
• fooling
• puttering (around)
• poking
• pottering (around)
• monkeying (around)
• dawdling
• dallying
• dillydallying