Synonyms of savaging

savaging

verb

present participle of savage

as in attacking

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

book reviewers mercilessly savaged his latest novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of savaging

Interest groups have capitalized on those fears, savaging any politician who dares to touch senior benefits or taxes. — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

But the brutal attack on his girlfriend wasn’t the first time Smith had tried to stop the two pit-bull-and-Catahoua-leopard-mix dogs from savaging someone, according to an affidavit for an arrest warrant filed with the court. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026

For months, the two right-wing media stars had been savaging each other on their respective platforms. — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026