Thesaurus
takes to task
Synonyms and Antonyms of takes to task
- He took his rival to task during the TV interview.
blames, censures, condemns, criticizes, denounces, dispraises, disses [slang], faults, knocks, pans, reprehends, slags [chiefly British]
assails, attacks, blasts, clobbers, slams, slashes
beefs, bellyaches, bitches, carps, cavils, complains, crabs, croaks, fusses, gripes, grouses, growls, grumbles, kicks, kvetches, moans, murmurs, mutters, niggles, quibbles, whines
admonishes, chides, drubs, rebukes, reprimands, reproaches, reproves
berates, castigates, crucifies, excoriates, flays, gibbets, hammers, keelhauls, lambastes (or lambasts), lashes, pillories, scolds, upbraids
bad-mouths, belittles, decries, derides, discommends, disparages, puts down
- He took the landscaper to task for once again letting the bushes get overgrown.
admonishes, chides, remonstrates (with), reproves
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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