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Synonyms and Antonyms of scoring
- the glassblower scored the glass rod first so that it would break cleanly
abrading, filing, grazing, milling, rasping, scarifying, scratching
beveling (or bevelling), chamfering, fluting
- he scored the winning goal in the final minute of play
- finally scored a good job after years of hard work
achieving, attaining, bagging, chalking up, clocking (up) [chiefly British], gaining, hitting, logging, making, notching (up), racking up, ringing up, winning
- scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately
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
admonishing, chiding, remonstrating (with), reproving
abusing, assailing, attacking, bad-mouthing, blaming, blasting, censuring, condemning, criticizing, crucifying, denouncing, dissing [slang], excoriating, faulting, haranguing, knocking, lacing (into), lashing, panning, reprehending, reviling, scourging, slamming, vituperating
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