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present participle of score
Synonyms & Antonyms of scoring
1
to mark with or as if with a line or groove
- the glassblower scored the glass rod first so that it would break cleanly
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- beveling
- (or bevelling),
- chamfering,
- fluting
2
to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points
- he scored the winning goal in the final minute of play
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3
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
- finally scored a good job after years of hard work
Synonyms for scoring
- achieving,
- attaining,
- bagging,
- chalking up,
- clocking (up)
- [chiefly British],
- gaining,
- hitting,
- logging,
- making,
- notching (up),
- racking up,
- ringing up,
- winning
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4
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
- scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately
Synonyms for scoring
- basting,
- bawling out,
- berating,
- calling down,
- castigating,
- chastising,
- chewing out,
- dressing down,
- flaying,
- hammering,
- jawing,
- keelhauling,
- lambasting,
- lecturing,
- ragging,
- railing (at or against),
- ranting (at),
- rating,
- reaming (out),
- rebuking,
- reprimanding,
- reproaching,
- scolding,
- tongue-lashing,
- upbraiding
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“Scoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoring. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
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