SLATING Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

slating 1 of 2

verb (1)

Definition of slating

present participle of slate

as in entering

to put (someone or something) on a list you've been slated for a three o'clock interview

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

deleting

slating

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of slate

as in licking

to strike repeatedly ready to slate anyone who disagreed

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of slating

Verb

Disney is slating the series for a potential launch around Halloween 2027. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 July 2026 The committee will hold a special slating session to choose a candidate for the vacant seat, with all inquiries for candidacy required to be received by the July 24 deadline. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 In a competitive situation, Studiocanal has landed rights to bestselling author Freida McFadden‘s forthcoming thriller The Divorce, slating it for a feature adaptation. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 May 2026 Steve Bannon was one of Pam Bondi’s loudest critics last year, slating her over the Epstein files. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026 The delay bumped Ship 37 up in the line, slating it to fly Starship's most successful flight to date. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slating

Verb

Note that prohibited items include bags or backpacks larger than 12-by-6-by-12 inches, lawn chairs, large coolers, alcoholic beverages, chairs, weapons, drones, pets, and umbrellas; participants will be screened before entering the route.

— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
For Ghatora, the next challenge is ensuring that the products entering this space are backed by credible science.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of entering

Verb

That’s not exactly chump change, considering Atlanta was still licking its wounds after the Great Depression.

— Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
After contracting the plague, he was banished to a cave, where a dog brought him bread and healed his wounds by licking them.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of licking

Verb

The My Home button takes you back to the My Home screen from anywhere in the app, and the Activity button opens a screen listing all system events, including video clips.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Compass is embroiled in more than half a dozen lawsuits with state and local Multiple Listing Services (MLS) involving listing rules and antitrust claims.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of listing

Verb

Most of the students were accused of minor offenses, like making threats, using cannabis vapes or lashing out at classmates or teachers, the analysis found.

— Kristian Hernández, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
More students ages 10 to 13 are ending up in the justice system after vaping, making threats and lashing out at school.

— Rosie Cima, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of lashing

Verb

As the agents stood outside the emergency room entrance, a large crowd of protesters began to converge at the hospital, some banging pots and recording the interaction on their phones.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
After recording the views, a recovery system Barnard called Repris consisted of a streamer to slow its drop and a GPS tracker to help locate the pod after landing.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of recording

Verb

At the bottom of the slope, dozens of protective barriers have been installed as a buffer from waves pounding the shoreline.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
When defenses do catch up, McQuillan — like her teammates — have the green light to keep pounding away.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of pounding

Verb

The same month, OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens after state attorneys general launched an investigation into the company's safety practices, with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Republican, filing a lawsuit in June.

— Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Throughout Election Day, and into the night, The New Yorker will provide live updates on election results, with reporters filing dispatches from battleground states nationwide and columnists offering fresh analysis as votes start to come in.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of filing

Verb

President Barack Obama had gathered his advisors to assess intelligence that indicated Osama Bin Laden was hiding in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

— Keren Yarhi-Milo, Time, 8 Nov. 2026
San Diego professes pride in high graduation rates, but this is a chimera hiding the sad truth of how far our educational leaders will go to look good.

— U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of hiding

Browse Nearby Words

slathers

slating

slats

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Slating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slating. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of slating

verb (1)

verb (2)

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

defer

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Longest Long Words List

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes