Ream out
Ream out verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Usage example: you are so going to get reamed out when the boss learns that you wrecked the company car
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Synonyms for Ream out
Reprehend
Reprehend verb - To declare to be morally wrong or evil.
Ream out and reprehend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ream out" instead a verb "Reprehend".
Nearby Words: reprehensible, reprehension
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- lecture and ream out
- lecture and reprehend
- chastise and ream out
- chastise and reprehend
- castigate and ream out
- castigate and reprehend
- chide and ream out
- chide and reprehend
- rebuke and ream out
- rebuke and reprehend
- condemn and ream out
- condemn and reprehend
- censure and ream out
- censure and reprehend
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Reprehend and Ream out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ream_out/reprehend
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