Synonyms and antonyms of To say something, or to speak to someone in an angry way in American Thesaurus

lash out ()

to criticize someone or something angrily

tear into ()

to criticize someone or something very angrily

abuse (verb)

to speak to someone in an angry, offensive way

tell off ()

to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong

scold (verb)

old-fashioned to criticize someone, especially a child, severely and usually angrily for something they have done wrong

rage (verb)

mainly literary to shout angrily at someone

jump down someone’s throat ()

to suddenly speak very angrily to someone, in a way that seems unfair

raise your voice ()

to speak in a loud angry way

let fly ()

to criticize someone angrily

bite someone’s head off ()

to react angrily or rudely to someone when they think you have no reason for doing this

bawl out ()

to speak angrily to someone because of something they have done wrong

berate (verb)

formal to talk to someone in an angry way because they have done something wrong

bitch out (informal)

informal to criticize or shout at someone angrily because they have done something wrong

bite back ()

to react angrily to someone who has done or said something unpleasant to you

chew out ()

to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong

chide (verb)

mainly literary to criticize someone, or to speak to them in an angry way because you think their behavior is wrong

cuss out (informal)

informal to shout offensive words at someone because you are annoyed with them

dress down ()

to speak in an angry way to someone who has done something wrong

fulminate (verb)

formal to speak or write angrily about something

give someone a dressing-down ()

to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong

give someone hell ()

to be very angry with someone or treat them severely

gnash your teeth ()

to protest about something in an angry way

growl (verb)

to say something in an unfriendly and angry way

harangue (verb)

to speak to someone in a loud angry way for a long time, in order to criticize them or to try to change their opinion

have a bone to pick with someone ()

to want to talk to someone about something they have done that has annoyed you

hector (verb)

formal to speak to someone in an angry way, especially continuously

huff (verb)

to say something in a way that shows you feel annoyed or impatient

knock (someone’s) heads together ()

to speak angrily to people so that they will stop arguing

lash (verb)

to criticize someone severely or angrily

lay into ()

to attack someone physically or with cruel words because you are angry with them

light into ()

to attack someone physically or with cruel words because you are angry at them

rake someone over the coals ()

to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. The British expression is haul someone over the coals

rant (verb)

to complain or talk loudly and angrily for a long time, sometimes saying unreasonable things

rant and rave ()

to shout and complain angrily about something

rave (verb)

to talk in an angry and uncontrolled way

snap (verb)

to speak to someone in a sudden, angry way

snarl (verb)

to speak in an unpleasant angry way

spit (verb)

mainly literary to say something quickly and angrily

storm (verb)

to say something in a very angry way

tell someone where they can get off/where to get off (spoken)

spoken to tell someone rudely that you are angry or annoyed at them

thunder (verb)

to say something in a very loud, angry voice

tick off (British)

Britishinformal to speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong