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takes to task
phrase
present tense third-person singular of take to task
Synonyms & Antonyms of takes to task
1
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
- He took his rival to task during the TV interview.
Synonyms for takes to task
- blames,
- censures,
- condemns,
- criticizes,
- denounces,
- dispraises,
- disses
- [slang],
- faults,
- knocks,
- pans,
- reprehends,
- slags
- [chiefly British]
Words Related to takes to task
- beefs,
- bellyaches,
- bitches,
- carps,
- cavils,
- complains,
- crabs,
- croaks,
- fusses,
- gripes,
- grouses,
- growls,
- grumbles,
- kicks,
- kvetches,
- moans,
- murmurs,
- mutters,
- niggles,
- quibbles,
- whines
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Antonyms for takes to task
2
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
- He took the landscaper to task for once again letting the bushes get overgrown.
Synonyms for takes to task
Words Related to takes to task
- abuses,
- assails,
- attacks,
- bad-mouths,
- blames,
- blasts,
- censures,
- condemns,
- criticizes,
- crucifies,
- denounces,
- disses
- [slang],
- excoriates,
- faults,
- harangues,
- knocks,
- laces (into),
- lashes,
- pans,
- reprehends,
- reviles,
- scourges,
- slams,
- vituperates
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“Takes to task.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takes%20to%20task. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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