Lambaste
Lambaste verb - To criticize harshly and usually publicly.
Usage example: movie critics across the country lambasted the thriller for its orgy of violence
Potshot and lambaste are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Potshot" instead a verb "Lambaste".
Nearby Word: lambasting
Potshot
Potshot verb - To criticize harshly and usually publicly.
Usage example: ended the show with an extended rant in which he potshot an array of personages on the right
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Potshot and Lambaste. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lambaste/potshot
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