Rake over coals
Reprimand
Reprimand verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Rake over coals and reprimand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rake over coals" instead a verb "Reprimand".
Nearby Words: reprimanded, reprimanding
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lambaste and rake over coals
- lambaste and reprimand
- lecture and rake over coals
- lecture and reprimand
- chastise and rake over coals
- chastise and reprimand
- castigate and rake over coals
- castigate and reprimand
- chide and rake over coals
- chide and reprimand
- rebuke and rake over coals
- rebuke and reprimand
- censure and rake over coals
- censure and reprimand
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Reprimand and Rake over coals. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rake_over_coals/reprimand
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