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Adjective
▲
Of or characteristic of a burlesque
satirical
comic
farcical
ironical
mock
mocking
travestying
caricatural
hudibrastic
mock-heroic
parodic
ludicrous
sarcastic
sardonic
caustic
sharp
mordant
satiric
derisive
cynical
trenchant
bitter
acerbic
stinging
scornful
cutting
disparaging
biting
tongue-in-cheek
ridiculing
acerb
corrosive
barbed
snarky
scalding
tart
acidulous
smart-alecky
smart-mouthed
acidic
smart-aleck
acrimonious
vitriolic
severe
nasty
harsh
venomous
astringent
mean
jeering
cruel
virulent
scorching
spiteful
malicious
hurtful
vicious
contumelious
brusque
salty
searing
piercing
wounding
unkind
offensive
penetrating
devastating
carping
catty
snide
withering
abrasive
rude
disdainful
irascible
scurrilous
waspish
savage
razor-edged
hostile
evil
poisonous
fierce
needling
saucy
twitting
austere
captious
belittling
ornery
weisenheiming
laconic
insulting
rancorous
teasing
ferocious
droll
cussed
derogatory
disillusioned
snarling
unsparing
abusive
blistering
polemic
hateful
sour
rapier-like
unfriendly
clear-cut
denigratory
slighting
sly
truculent
dismissive
detracting
pillorying
brutal
subtle
heartless
acute
callous
demeaning
wise
snidey
stringent
vindictive
smart
snappy
pithy
sharp-tongued
churlish
stern
slashing
drilling
terse
unsympathetic
impertinent
quizzical
unbelieving
skepticalUS
cynic
misanthropic
suspicious
misanthropical
pessimistic
corroding
burning
overwhelming
overpowering
strong
hard
aggressive
telling
degrading
derogative
decrying
pejorative
depreciative
depreciatory
deprecatory
detractive
denigrative
squint-eyed
rough
hypercritical
censuring
condemning
cursing
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
uncivil
scepticalUK
crisp
cold
probing
ingoing
curt
ill-natured
contorted
snappish
snippy
testy
acetose
short
unpleasant
disapproving
sound
rigorous
evil-intentioned
malevolent
provocative
salt
exciting
racy
forceful
stimulating
splenetic
malign
baleful
malignant
vengeful
pernicious
bilious
highly effective
sharp-worded
angry
thoughtless
inconsiderate
peppery
ungracious
distorted
crooked
uneven
deformed
warped
maleficent
malefic
unblunted
merciless
pawky
awry
aslant
askew
skewwhiff
violent
unrelenting
edged
pitiless
pathetic
silly
cockamamy
absurd
laughable
risible
cockamamie
comical
preposterous
sadistic
grim
deadpan
ruthless
wanton
scurril
vituperative
vituperatory
scurrile
opprobrious
extremely critical
cold-blooded
gally
out-of-line
flip
cocky
fresh
cheeky
sassy
nervy
crusty
deprecating
waggish
apathetic
for the birds
matter-of-fact
straight-faced
low-key
quietly humorous
poker-faced
invective
denunciatory
more ❯
“A trio of burlesque stereotypes.”
Adjective
▲
So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing
ludicrous
ridiculous
absurd
farcical
preposterous
silly
laughable
crazy
risible
comical
nonsensical
cockamamie
comic
foolish
funny
odd
stupid
asinine
cockamamy
derisive
derisory
idiotic
inane
incongruous
outlandish
pathetic
zany
derisible
droll
insane
mad
bizarre
daft
fantastic
gelastic
grotesque
outrageous
fabulous
impolitic
labouredUK
laboredUS
hard to take
certifiable
contrived
marvelousUS
crazed
awesome
elaborate
horrendous
mental
psychotic
bonkers
imaginative
strained
bats
breathtaking
non compos mentis
gaga
loco
crackers
unapt
meshuga
chimeric
chimerical
squirrelly
marvellousUK
unholy
God-awful
ungodly
uncivilisedUK
uncivilizedUS
ill-judged
unseemly
disturbed
overdone
frantic
frenzied
manic
mentally ill
distracted
mythical
massive
forced
hysterical
not together
sectionable
psychopathic
terrific
stark mad
of unsound mind
superb
splendid
fruity
haywire
psycho
brainsick
maniac
wud
bedlam
meshugge
bughouse
moonstruck
whacko
sick in the head
poetic
untoward
glorious
divine
touched
brilliant
bananas
schizoid
not likely
doubtable
phantasmal
phantasmic
buggy
loony tunes
looney tunes
mad as a hatter
round the bend
foaming at the mouth
barking
raving mad
away with the fairies
bad
stark raving mad
nutty as a fruitcake
yarra
bushed
porangi
mad as a March hare
nutso
nutsy
stark staring mad
hard to believe
difficult to believe
not all there
not right in the head
barking mad
uncertain
unsure
keen
have bats in the belfry
round the twist
not right upstairs
not quite right in the head
have kangaroos in the top paddock
as daft as a brush
not the full shilling
have a screw loose
inauthentic
careless
unintelligible
vaporous
remote
unconsidered
heedless
unsocial
babyish
huge
enigmatic
harum-scarum
idiotish
adolescent
smoothbrained
glamourous
romanesque
glamorous
very stupid
risky
uncredible
dull-witted
unplausible
bedlamite
warm
zealous
gung ho
faint
not able to hold water
rings phony
kiddish
deviating
smooth-brained
insupportable
unordinary
beyond possibility
featherbrained
sensationalizedUS
overdramatic
high-flown
antisocial
contrary
great
giant
overstated
inflated
weird and wonderful
young
ungrown
babylike
impulsive
less likely
outside chance
expressive
dozy
caricatural
unplanned
sensationalisedUK
inordinate
extortionate
nasty
late
horrid
atrocious
intolerable
dreadful
creative
nitwitted
hokey
unpredictable
dodgy
big
Bohemian
unformed
undeveloped
dreamy
fresh
highly coloured
sheepheaded
inspired
artistic
fancy
originative
inventive
unnecessary
underdeveloped
muddle-headed
artful
fertile
genius
experimental
ingenious
innovative
last straw
out of bounds
goalless
innovational
Promethean
head in the clouds
out of touch with reality
vivid
revolutionary
blue-sky
astute
poorly planned
not thought through
not fully developed
mentally unbalanced
twisted
speculative
undecided
unconfirmed
unsettled
acting crazy
problematical
indiscriminate
designless
wanton
otiose
inapt
inapposite
on thin ice
fat chance
touch-and-go
long shot
shonky
ideal
feckless
unhelpful
desultory
random
inutile
motiveless
malapropos
improper
unfit
indecorous
fancied
made-up
unclear
open to suspicion
not kosher
pseudo
potentially dangerous
potentially false
suspected
not quite right
open
under suspicion
floundering
drifting
wanky
profitless
barren
uncalled for
undirected
haphazard
good-for-nothing
unpurposed
uncalled-for
hit-or-miss
legendary
unhappy
infelicitous
unbecoming
pretend
invented
fantasied
fictional
imagined
imaginal
fairy-tale
fictitious
phantom
notional
mythic
cool
amiss
shadowy
aerial
fairy tale
fictive
floating
excellent
intense
thrilling
blue sky
pipe dream
pie in the sky
castles in the air
on cloud nine
powerful
super
inspiring
profound
daring
moving
stirring
impassioned
exciting
swell
imposing
awe-inspiring
groovy
dandy
first-rate
bold
delicious
lavish
absorbing
touching
affecting
influential
first-class
deep
primo
grand
like wow
majestic
hunky-dory
impressive
monumental
dramatic
rousing
stately
luxurious
more ❯
Noun
▲
A derisive art form that mocks by imitation
caricature
parody
travesty
satire
send-up
spoof
lampoon
pastiche
takeoff
imitation
mockery
put-on
rib
skit
take-off
distortion
pasquinade
pasticcio
sendup
burly
cabaret
extravaganza
farce
lampoonery
mock
revue
spectacular
strip
vaudeville
floor show
peep show
variety show
shambles
absurdity
malarkey
ridiculousness
embarrassment
disgrace
laughingstock
waste of time
Aunt Sally
debasement
drawing
picture
representation
comic strip
sport
strip cartoon
funny drawing
political cartoon
butt
fool
dupe
target
mark
facade
front
laugh
pathetic excuse
poor example
pale shadow
inadequate example
stop gap
playacting
guise
semblance
airs
façade
disguise
pose
nonsense
shuck
pretension
pretentiousness
simulacrum
make-believe
trick
pageant
simpleton
butt of jokes
object of derision
standing joke
circus
interlude
camp
target of jokes
target of derision
figure of fun
object of ridicule
source of amusement
piece of futility
false display
high camp
low camp
pratfall comedy
more ❯
“Le Notre's coat of arms is nothing if not a burlesque of heraldic traditions.”
Noun
▲
Biting severity, or sarcastic quality
mordacity
acrimony
mordancy
bitterness
acidity
sharpness
acridity
corrosiveness
acerbity
derision
irony
mockery
ridicule
satire
scorn
trenchancy
contempt
cut
cynicism
dig
scoffing
sneering
aspersion
banter
censure
comeback
criticism
disparagement
invective
raillery
rancourUK
rancorUS
superciliousness
wisecrack
causticness
causticity
flouting
lampooning
put-down
harshness
bite
pungency
edge
acrimoniousness
roughness
keenness
acuteness
poignance
poignancy
severity
nastiness
animosity
spite
malice
hostility
astringency
spleen
sourness
unkindness
churlishness
resentment
antagonism
pique
grudge
malevolence
ire
hatred
wrath
viciousness
irascibility
pointedness
ill will
sting
ill feeling
peevishness
irritability
bad feeling
sternness
animus
malignity
indignation
gall
umbrage
displeasure
hurt
dudgeon
rancorousness
fury
rage
cruelty
choler
irritation
resentfulness
huff
miff
vexation
poison
embitterment
perturbation
exacerbation
annoyance
passion
vehemence
exasperation
hurtfulness
crabbedness
rudeness
acidulousness
unfriendliness
brusqueness
maliciousness
hatefulness
vindictiveness
punch
anger
corrosive
corrosivity
penetration
rigourUK
temper
disapproval
unpleasantness
sour
rigorUS
brackishness
enmity
ill humour
sullenness
abrasiveness
ruggedness
urgency
power
point
vitriolicism
ill temper
sarcasticness
waspishness
spitefulness
moroseness
crossness
zest
animation
force
bad blood
grievance
stringency
gruffness
disagreeableness
meanness
crabbiness
crankiness
antipathy
belligerence
powerful quality
nasty behavior
fog
rise
more ❯
Noun
▲
A laugh
ha-ha
jest
gag
jape
drollery
humourUK
humorUS
lark
laugh
buffoonery
caper
chestnut
frolic
antic
clowning
epigram
caprice
escapade
farce
gambol
game
horseplay
mischief
mummery
parody
hoodwinking
monkeyshine
payof
one-liner
bon mot
stunt
put-on
barb
gibe
rejoinder
jibe
retort
riposte
comeback
zinger
sardonic remark
smart remark
pithy remark
flash of wit
smart crack
yarn
dig
remark
shenanigan
witty remark
skylark
amusement
fling
romp
spree
leg-pull
amusing time
roguery
antics
devilry
revel
high jinks
shenanigans
rollick
didoes
sport
monkey tricks
fooling around
monkey business
shines
bird
adventure
outing
carousal
fooling about
dido
more ❯
Noun
▲
An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama
extravaganza
spectacular
pageant
spectacle
show
display
circus
performance
raree-show
caricature
divertissement
exhibition
festival
gala
musical
parody
presentation
variety
flight of fancy
exposition
parade
demonstration
fair
exhibit
event
expo
carnival
bazaar
representation
showing
march
tattoo
column
train
file
cortege
carcade
yatra
mas
jatha
autocade
line
march past
tournament
march-past
diorama
human representation
order
convoy
cycle
course
movement
consecution
row
biennale
mounting
revelation
manifestation
ex
public display
offering
flash
a scene
advertisement
an act
front
review
array
concours
muster
cortège
flaunting
vaunting
ostentation
dress parade
shine
rath yatra
more ❯
Noun
▲
A staged form of entertainment
show
play
performance
musical
production
spectacle
act
opera
presentation
theatrical
cabaret
comedy
dance
drama
entertainment
matinee
piece
stage show
composition
concert
curtain-raiser
recital
revue
ceremony
offering
rehearsal
review
gig
public performance
staging
theatrical performance
more ❯
Noun
▲
A nightclub or restaurant where cabaret is performed
cabaret
cafe
club
nightclub
nightspot
niterie
supper club
bistro
nitery
roadhouse
café
discothèque
drum
honky-tonk
bar
disco
dive
hideaway
hot spot
nightery
speakeasy
tavern
clip joint
after-hours joint
live entertainment
night spot
watering hole
discotheque
joint
pub
hangout
juke joint
taproom
cantina
alehouse
dramshop
grogshop
barroom
drinkery
beer joint
watering place
public house
gin mill
cocktail lounge
dance hall
juke house
pool hall
jook house
beerhouse
local
boozer
bierkeller
howff
establishment
rathskeller
hostelry
taphouse
beer parlour
free house
pot-house
beverage room
drinking establishment
beer garden
ale house
tied house
place
parlorUS
salon
parlourUK
venue
locale
location
hole in the wall
more ❯
Noun
▲
A false front or fake act
sham
fakery
act
charade
con
facade
simulation
deceit
deception
façade
forgery
hoax
pretenseUS
pretext
trick
dissembling
feint
flimflam
imposture
jive
lie
phoniness
pretenceUK
counterfeit
faking
feigning
fiction
humbug
imitation
sell
smoke
spoof
play-acting
false front
put-on
put-up job
cover-up
snow job
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make a burlesque parody of
imitate
mock
caricature
parody
spoof
exaggerate
ridicule
satiriseUK
satirizeUS
travesty
ape
do
mimic
lampoon
send up
take off
make a monkey out of
make fun of
take the piss out of
impersonate
deride
laugh at
copy
poke fun at
taunt
twit
jeer
tease
rib
scorn
bait
goad
quip
fun
torment
pick on
bother
knock
annoy
harass
revile
dis
pour scorn on
hoot
dismiss
badger
contemn
provoke
pester
hassle
pull somebody's leg
spurn
boo
sledge
slang
fool
cock a snook at
shuck
denigrate
have on
disturb
despise
plague
outrage
reject
jab
irritate
hiss
aggravate
poke borak at
repudiate
shout down
rebuff
show contempt for
slag off
disrespect
wisecrack
yuck
yuk
gag
dump on
call names
give someone a hard time
hector
abuse
dog
nudge
denounce
disregard
interrupt
catcall
vilify
lead on
give a hard time
barrack
discount
lout
offend
bedevil
fool around
defy
worry
dig
hound
tantalizeUS
crucify
tantaliseUK
show contempt
harry
discredit
shout disapproval
shout at
make light of
snub
be scornful about
vex
ignore
swipe at
blow raspberries
buffoon
thumb nose at
slap
blow raspberries at
wind someone up
hoax
mess around
pull someone's leg
shun
turn up your nose at
set up
make fun
flitter
frazzle
poke
detract from
kid around
cock a snook
get at
tear to pieces
make a joke of
reproach
upbraid
twitter
fun at
do a number on
persecute
snicker at
snigger at
raspberry
disrupt
disbelieve
smile at
pun
sally
fleer at
scout at
irk
torture
nark
gall
thumb one's nose
have a joke with
dig at
play down
brush aside
get
nag
anger
discomfit
bully
faze
disconcert
rattle
embarrass
chivy
hoodwink
trick
dupe
deceive
delude
beguile
hack you off
wipe
wave aside
make little of
undermine
slam-dunk
symboliseUK
farce
express
symbolizeUS
clown
get on the nerves of
be on the back of
butt in
shout catcalls at
make game of
con
bamboozle
gull
cozen
whistle
get in the hair of
violate
contravene
rebel against
disobey
break
go against
infringe
breach
high-hat
snoot
reprehend
infract
refuse to obey
express contempt
wound
be contemptuous about
be above
misprize
libel
reprobate
take in
flimflam
mislead
yank somebody's chain
transgress against
treat with disdain
consider beneath one
spit on
refuse
refute
piss over
confute
avoid
abhor
hate
turn back on
trash
curl your lip at
turn nose up at
give the Bronx cheer to
consider beneath you
spit in the face of
renounce
look down upon
piss on
turn down
spit in the eye of
hold up to scorn
malign
slander
snipe
catcall at
shout disapproval at
comeback
hiss at
boo at
hoot at
whistle at
rap
defame
fail to observe
kick against
mess
skin
utter catcalls
spit
susurrate
rasp
whirr
disapprove
rustle
whisper
seethe
siss
murmur
blow
commit a breach of
set at naught
fail to comply with
laugh in the face of
fly in the face of
impugn
injure
poke fun
frolic
gambol
hurt
mortify
calumniate
be in breach of
stultify
cut up
make a crack
be rude to
cause offence to
trash-talk
miscall
displease
bad-mouth
call someone names
titillate
give a rough time
cast aspersions on
asperse
derogate
shuck someone
mess someone around
make a monkey out of someone
rot someone
pull someone's chain
mess about
mess someone about
put someone on
fool about
play a prank
have someone on
play the fool
play a practical joke
play tricks
play a joke
play a trick
importune
manipulate
encourage
devil
arouse
gnaw
sound
beleaguer
excite
snap
dishonorUS
underestimate
give offence to
step on one's toes
curse
upset
disoblige
cut dead
debase
hurt someone's feelings
blister
treat disrespectfully
dishonourUK
abase
give someone the cold-shoulder
degrade
cut to the quick
flirt with
be at
make ridiculous
make absurd
lead somebody on
stigmatizeUS
brand
attack
lambaste
savage
bash
flay
rubbish
hammer
monster
lash
slate
bag
pummelUS
find fault with
heap
excoriate
slash
stigmatiseUK
pummelledUK
lay into
take apart
give a bad press to
take to pieces
show someone up
cast a slur on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To perform a fictitious role
play-act
posture
put it on
be on
bring down the house
characteriseUK
characterizeUS
do
do a turn
dramatiseUK
dramatizeUS
emote
enact
feign
go on
go over
ham
ham it up
impersonate
lay an egg
make debut
mime
mimic
mug
parody
perform
personate
personify
play
play act
play gig
play part
play role
play to the gallery
portray
pretend
put it over
rehearse
represent
say one's piece
simulate
star
stooge
strut
take part
tread the boards
make believe
fake it
pretend to be
depict
go through the motions
bluff
playact
pose
put on a front
make up
put on airs
pass yourself off as
pass for
front
execute
star as
act the part of
be
carry out
take the part of
take the role of
appear as
present
play a gig
render
read a part
invent
let on like
sham
fake
play possum
play the part
put on a pretense
imagine
suppose
play at
reproduce
masquerade
fantasizeUS
purport
fantasiseUK
assume the role
pass oneself off as
make out like
more ❯
Verb
▲
Be theatrical
ham it up
exaggerate
overdo it
overplay
caricature
chew the scenery
chew up the scenery
emote
ham
melodramatize
overact
tear a cat
theatricalize
travesty
lay it on thick
mug
Verb
▲
Make a performance of
dramatizeUS
exaggerate
overdo
overstate
amplify
sensationaliseUK
sensationalizeUS
catastrophize
embellish
embroider
hyperbolize
inflate
magnify
overemphasiseUK
overemphasizeUS
overplay
overstress
aggrandize
colorUS
colourUK
elaborate
gild
heighten
play-act
act
blow up
dress up
enact
execute
expand on
farcialize
melodramatize
perform
playact
present
produce
show
splash
stage
touch up
tragedize
ham up
lay on
play up
give color to
ham it up
lay it on
lay it on thick
make a performance of
play on heartstrings
play to gallery
play to the gallery
make a big thing out of
make a production of
blow up out of all proportion
dramatiseUK
overdo it
stress
overpraise
chew the scenery
tear a cat
ham
labourUK
warp
laborUS
promote
twist
dwell on
slant
attach too much importance to
travesty
underline
glorify
spin
enrich
over-praise
doctor
harp on
alter
change
adulterate
attach too much weight to
tamper with
fix
trump up
palter
fiddle
prevaricate
con
phony up
equivocate
chew up the scenery
stretch a point
theatricalize
interlard
bulk
lengthen
protract
blow up out of proportion
put-on
magnify importance
make larger
allow too much for
overcalculate
juggle
expound on
stretch out
fill out
over-embroider
over-embellish
over-colour
go on about
harp on about
interfere with
tinker with
patch
fiddle with
soft-soap
flatter
overwrite
go on
drive home
lay too much emphasis on
place too much emphasis on
embellish the truth
sweet-talk
give fulsome praise
pay extravagant compliments
forge
overplay it
counterfeit
camp it up
lay too much stress on
invent
debase
make something out of nothing
lay on with a trowel
go over the top about
go on and on about
vitiate
contravene
salt
put on an act
rig
traverse
gloss
deacon
four-flush
fake it
deceive
contort
frame up
fib
dignify
elevate
parody
coat
grace
overprize
highlight
advance
ennoble
conceal
deck
window-dress
adorn
brighten
sugar-coat
camouflage
canonizeUS
enthrone
ensky
enshrine
deify
blarney
blow smoke
miscolor
pass off
cover up
skew
angle
snow
cheese
give a false idea of
cloak
bias
beard
mask
mangle
pirate
confuse
dress
foreground
underscore
garnish
beautify
ornament
bedeck
empower
exceed
overreckon
overassess
rate too highly
assess too highly
think
overesteem
feature
punctuate
press
exaggerate the worth of
jump
acclaim
applaud
praise
canoniseUK
honorUS
parlay
distinguish
honourUK
commend
begild
engild
plate
paint
aureate
overlay
wash
tinsel
whitewash
aurify
glitter
illuminate
italicizeUS
think too highly of
expect too much of
praise too highly
think too much of
exaggerate the merits of
prize too highly
italiciseUK
call attention to
draw attention to
turn spotlight on
bring to the fore
jack up
hike up
make much of
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To make hurtful and untrue comments about
libel
defame
malign
slander
smear
traduce
vilify
calumniate
denigrate
slur
asperse
blacken
derogate
tarnish
besmirch
taint
disparage
revile
stain
discredit
slight
speak evil of
speak ill of
stigmatiseUK
stigmatizeUS
bad-mouth
blister
caricature
cast aspersions on
crack
fling mud at
knock
mark
roast
run down
scandaliseUK
scandalizeUS
scorch
sizzle
sully
travesty
write false reports about
give a bad name
spread scandal about
spread tales about
tell lies about
do a hatchet job on
mark wrong
tear down
drag name through mud
give a black eye
drag someone's name through the mud
vituperate
detract
degrade
censure
defile
reproach
drag through the mire
bring into disrepute
smirch
slam
sling mud at
debase
impugn
assail
damage
pan
lower
shame
cast a slur on
soil
befoul
do a number on
dump on
criticizeUS
backbite
throw mud at
slate
besmear
misrepresent
spot
deride
criticiseUK
bring shame on
condemn
spoil
muckrake
put down
bash
rip
blotch
offend
blacken the name of
reduce
disrespect
breathe on
bring discredit to
run smear campaign
reflect badly on
bring shame upon
rip up and down
tar and feather
berate
lambaste
spread lies about
pour scorn on
inveigh against
deprecate
pull apart
depreciate
curse
take to pieces
have a go at
denounce
embarrass
rail against
badmouth
speak badly of
skewer
hammer
sully the reputation of
pummelUS
monster
bag
jump on
minimizeUS
lay into
trash
run a smear campaign against
tear into
mudsling
hit out at
rap
discount
diss
belie
pummelledUK
pull to pieces
minimiseUK
poor-mouth
trash-talk
fulminate against
pillory
accuse
blaspheme
lampoon
harm
hurt
blacken the reputation of
mistreat
brand
diminish
back-bite
conduct a smear campaign against
dismiss
castigate
contemn
villainize
spatter
excoriate
savage
blacken the character of
throw brickbats at
blacken someone's name
oppress
blast
snub
scorn
dis
sneer
zing
scold
outrage
blemish
do down
reprove
humiliate
skin alive
ridicule
persecute
abase
humble
sink
foul
chasten
cheapen
demean
play down
talk down
rip up
sling mud
cry down
flame
bad mouth
kiss off
write off
kick in the teeth
mock
blow off
cut to the quick
poison
undermine
blackguard
take down
attaint
vituperate against
gossip
lie
spite
backstab
criticize unfairly
slag
gossip about
prejudice
cuss
dig
caluminate
voodoo
jinx
demonizeUS
pervert
strumpet
plaster
hit
demoniseUK
ruin
dress down
rag on
call down
give black eye
drag through mud
blacken name
lambast
scathe
rebuke
taunt
potshot
nag
belaborUS
put a whammy on
crucify
admonish
flay
chide
upbraid
accuse falsely
reprobate
lecture
blame
dirty
opprobriate
bespatter
pollute
reprimand
ream
mortify
slang
belabourUK
miscall
ride
hose
shock
disgust
cast aspersion
lie about
disfavorUS
disregard
put in a bad light
give a bad name to
make someone eat crow
take down a peg
take down a peg or two
desecrate
disfavourUK
own
cause to lose face
cut down to size
show up
lose face
put someone in their place
despise
horrify
appalUK
be rude to
call names
cut down
shout at
cuss out
call someone names
swear at
take a swipe at
put zingers on
cast slur on
maltreat
ill-treat
give a talking-to
tongue-lash
rake over the coals
lay down the law
take apart
affront
sicken
repel
revolt
nauseate
cheat
ill-use
appallUS
displease
give offence to
cause a few raised eyebrows amongst
raise eyebrows amongst
dismay
blackball
cause raised eyebrows
trespass
aggrieve
wrong
wound
miff
chop
push
insinuate
cap
do wrong to
do injury to
do a disservice to
do an injustice to
offend against
undervalue
trivializeUS
underestimate
underrate
impose upon
sin against
deflate
disdain
downgrade
disconsider
make lose face
reflect on
debauch
corrupt
disoblige
take advantage of
do the dirty on
cut up
minify
slap in the face
hit where one lives
misprize
trivialiseUK
detract from
sneer at
pooh-pooh
hold cheap
laugh off
scoff at
treat lightly
make light of
put hooks in
laugh at
pick holes in
find fault with
reprehend
objurgate
slash
rate
arraign
lace into
maul
carp at
animadvert on
chastise
disapprove of
cavil at
carpet
bawl out
lash
give some stick to
nitpick about
take to task
give flak to
shoot down
dispraise
chew out
give a bad press to
anathematize
harangue
give someone hell
give someone a roasting
sail into
tear off a strip
sledge
read the riot act
execrate
rail
haul over the coals
tear a strip off
cane
denunciate
bollock
bag on
remonstrate with
fault
ream out
give someone a bad press
pick to pieces
rap over the knuckles
light into
give someone a rocket
give someone a rollicking
fulminate
give someone a bollocking
rip into
tear to pieces
deplore
lash out at
declaim
rollick
pitch into
devalue
skin
carp
scourge
storm
animadvert
score
nag at
tell off
expostulate
pass strictures upon
lash into
come down on
go for the jugular
rant at
label
imprecate
tear apart
rage
characterizeUS
protest
rant
contaminate
downplay
classify
class
fustigate
growl
compromise
remonstrate
complain
expose
animadvert upon
object
recriminate
ostraciseUK
ostracizeUS
inveigh
slap
drub
rag
cavil
discipline
accurse
characteriseUK
tie into
muck
distain
grime
muddy
bemire
gaum
mire
mar
begrime
smudge
daub
scarify
trim
mark out
give a rocket
disapprove
poor mouth
find fault
beat up on
yell at
sell short
make fun of
frown upon
blow up
give someone a dressing-down
rail at
jump down one's throat
have at
put someone on the hot seat
crawl all over
kick up a fuss about
burn someone's ears
kick up a stink about
make impure
pin someone's ears back
discolorUS
adulterate
work over
put someone on the griddle
let someone have it
make unclean
discolourUK
tar
criticize severely
be critical of
be malicious about
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
get angry with
criticize harshly
speak of with disfavour
make mincemeat of
make short work of
rip to shreds
have a pop at
give something a battering
rile
give a rough time
proscribe
snipe at
poormouth
marginalizeUS
marginaliseUK
lessen
devaluate
whip
beat
shellac
hold forth against
tear to shreds
scratch
cut
incise
lacerate
lance
downcry
refute
bark at
reject
squash
understate
squelch
mark down
take away
loathe
clamor against
spurn
look down on
discountenance
discommend
make little of
frown
exprobate
judge
incriminate
rebuff
clobber
give comeuppance
put away
knock off high horse
slog
slug
fluff
zap
take swipe at
throw stones at
express strong disapproval of
detest
hate
think little of
hurl insults at
slap on the wrist
read out
look askance
get after
pick apart
take dim view of
not go for
categorizeUS
abominate
abhor
prosecute
nit-pick
pooh pooh
sour grapes
impeach
indict
complain about
argue with
assault verbally
pick at
identify
describe
cut to bits
give bad press
disagree with
thunder
pile in
beshrew
maledict
start on
start in
call
categoriseUK
name
take on
declaim against
shoot full of holes
snap someone's head off
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
baste
threap
caution
run something down
charge with
keelhaul
wig
fume
give something a bad press
designate
stamp
tag
row
jaw
label negatively
accuse of being
objurate
jeer
preach
spout
bluster
huff
rave
protest against
puncture
shoot
destroy
disesteem
bring into disfavour
pull up
speak out
gibe
show in a bad light
tick off
give someone a caning
give someone a mouthful
give someone a telling-off
send someone away with a flea in their ear
go on at
give someone what for
put on the mat
give someone some stick
give someone an earful
take someone to task
take to the woodshed
slap down
give someone a row
give someone a rating
keep after
bring someone to book
give someone a wigging
have someone on the carpet
make a stand
intimidate
take a stand
menace
flout
scoff
chaff
regard with disgust
feel revulsion to
feel aversion to
feel disgust for
bring to naught
scout
satirizeUS
jeer at
jibe
torment
jibe at
mouth off about
vociferate about
moan
gripe
fuss
whinge
grumble
whine
grouch
grizzle
poke full of holes
knock bottom out of
take rug out from under
cast a slur upon
rib
banter
quiz
rally
razz
jolly
kid
twit
lout
go on about
crab
wail
cry
grump
bleat
keen
beef
grouse
caterwaul
scream
repine
bellyache
rant and rave
hold up to ridicule
poke fun at
satiriseUK
heap scorn on
yammer
squawk
whimper
murmur
croak
yawp
maunder
holler
mutter
kvetch
squeal
comminate
excommunicate
anathemize
make sport of
treat with contempt
flout at
poke mullock at
yowl
yelp
yap
kick
yaup
bawl
take the mickey out of
cock a snook at
take the piss out of
sound off
grouch about
lay out
assault
kick up a fuss
bellyache about
complain vehemently about
let have it
take exception
crack down on
beef about
go after
sound off about
beset
charge
rush
set about
accost
turn on
mug
weigh into
set upon
fly at
pounce on
raid
besiege
bushwhack
sic
sick
strike
invade
launch oneself at
let fly at
jump
round on
fall on
launch an attack on
descend upon
bust
make an assault on
encounter
set on
descend on
wade into
beat up
go in on
blitz
fall upon
come at
molest
pounce upon
get stuck into
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