Synonyms and antonyms of To criticize strongly in British Thesaurus

attack (verb)

to strongly criticize someone or something for their ideas or actions

damn (verb)

to criticize someone or something extremely severely

savage (verb)

to criticize someone or something severely

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

tear apart ()

to criticize someone or something very strongly

tell off ()

to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong

castigate (verb)

formal to criticize someone or something severely

censure (verb)

formal to criticize someone severely

take/bring/hold someone to task ()

to severely criticize someone

tear someone/something to /pieces/shreds ()

to criticize someone or something very severely

assail (verb)

formal to physically attack or severely criticize someone

blast (verb)

to criticize someone very strongly

carpet (verb)

Britishinformal to criticize someone very severely for something that they have done wrong

come down on ()

to criticize or punish someone severely

come down on someone like a ton of bricks ()

to criticize or punish someone very severely

crucify (verb)

informal to criticize someone in a very cruel way

deprecate (verb)

formal to criticize something strongly

drop the gloves ()

to be ready to start a fight or argument

flay (verb)

to criticize someone or something in a very severe or cruel way

give someone a rocket ()

to criticize someone in a very angry way

give someone both barrels ()

to criticize or attack someone with great energy or emotion

go for ()

to criticize someone strongly

hammer (verb)

informal to criticize someone or something severely

have a go at someone ()

to criticize someone strongly

heap/pour scorn on /someone/something ()

to criticize someone or something severely and in a way that shows you think they deserve no respect

hit out ()

to criticize someone or something very strongly

inveigh against ()

to criticize someone or something very strongly

jump on ()

to criticize someone severely

lam into ()

to strongly attack or criticize someone

land on ()

to criticize someone severely

lash (verb)

to criticize someone severely or angrily

lay into ()

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

let fly ()

to criticize someone angrily

let someone have it ()

to attack or criticize someone severely

maul (verb)

to severely criticize a new book, play, film etc

pan (verb)

informal to criticize someone or something very strongly

pull/rip/tear etc /someone/something to pieces ()

to criticize someone or something severely

put/stick the knife in ()

to criticize someone very strongly, especially when they are already weak

rag on ()

to criticize someone in an angry way

revile (verb)

formal to hate and criticize someone or something very much

rip into ()

to criticize someone very severely

roast (verb)

informal to criticize someone or something very severely

scold (verb)

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

send someone off with a flea in their ear ()

to criticize someone severely

slam (verb)

mainly journalism to criticize someone or something severely

slaughter (verb)

informal to criticize someone very severely

take apart ()

to criticize a person or an idea very severely

tear into ()

to criticize someone or something very angrily

tear/rip to shreds ()

if you tear or rip someone or something to shreds, you criticize them very severely or defeat them completely

tear someone off a strip/tear a strip off someone ()

to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong

trash (verb)

informal to criticize someone or something in a very strong way

upbraid (verb)

formal to criticize someone very severely

vilify (verb)

formal to criticize someone very strongly, especially in a way that is not fair and that damages their reputation