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scathe

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of scathe

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

Newspaper cartoonists scathed the governor with a series of caricatures.

Synonyms of scathe

abuse, assail, attack, bash, belabor, blast, castigate, excoriate, jump (on), lambaste (or lambast), potshot, savage, slam, vituperate

Words Related to scathe

berate, harangue, harass, harry, revile, scold, whip

blaspheme, curse, execrate, imprecate, profane

affront, insult, slur

asperse, bad-mouth, belittle, blackguard, disparage, put down

libel, slander, traduce, vilify

chastise, chide, criticize, lace (into), rebuke, reprimand, reproof

fulminate, lash (out)

Phrases Synonymous with scathe

beat up on, light into, sail into, tie into

Near Antonyms of scathe

acclaim, commend, compliment, hail, laud, praise

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