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

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deleting

slating

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of slate

as in licking

to strike repeatedly ready to slate anyone who disagreed

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Recent Examples of slating

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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

Trading innovation goes to the birds As regional stock exchanges began to crop up, so did arbitrage opportunities—that is, chances to buy or sell an asset in one market, then lock in a profit by entering the opposite order in another.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
After a bittersweet season that saw United reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time, but fail to qualify for this season’s edition, the club is entering a new era.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of entering

Verb

One act featured two young women sitting on the stage and licking orange Popsicles (yes, that was the whole act).

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Owners should also watch for licking that is sudden, persistent or severe enough to cause hair loss or skin damage.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of licking

Verb

Nepal's government has published continuous updates on rescue efforts, including creating a website listing the names of those rescued.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Holding a phone camera with one hand and a lighter in the other, Chamel Abdulkarim is heard in the video listing off complaints about not being paid enough to get by.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of listing

Verb

These are just two of the many scenes of destruction the hurricane has left in Hawaii after lashing the state’s western islands with heavy rain, widespread flooding and tropical-storm-force winds on Monday and Tuesday.

— Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
This week’s meeting of G20 finance ministers underscored rising global trade tensions, with several countries, including the US, lashing out at China.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of lashing

Verb

Northern Illinois drops after not recording a first down at Iowa until late in the third quarter against the Hawkeyes' third-string defense.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Reliever Seth Halvorsen gave up three hits without recording an out in the ninth, but the Dodgers had built up enough of a lead to weather a Washington (67-76) comeback attempt.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of recording

Verb

Outside of the custody proceedings, Ortiz appeared to be litigious, filing a flurry of small claims suits.

— Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Local 42 responds Local 42 President Dan Heizman responded to the directive in a message to members that was obtained by The Star, saying the union — which represents KCFD employees with the rank of captain or below — will be filing a grievance.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of filing

Verb

However, researchers found that more than 15,000 of those edits had been made by AI agents that used the pages to share various tactics and tips for cheating, hacking, and hiding their behavior from human monitors.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
On rainy days when the sun is hiding and the temperatures are cool, consider these your emotional support pants.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2026

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