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What is another word for
criticize
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To find fault (with something)
To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults
To continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way
To comment or pass judgment on issues from a moral standpoint
To explain meticulously or in great detail
Cause trouble
To draw conclusions from an examination or assessment
To analyze in great detail
(
comment on
)
To express an opinion or reaction in speech or writing
To spread rumor or gossip
Injure with very hot liquid or steam
To offend the modesty or values of
To represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking
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Verb
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To find fault (with something)
censure
condemn
knock
pan
denounce
blast
disparage
slam
lambaste
arraign
attack
pillory
roast
besmirch
denigrate
deprecate
malign
slate
vilify
castigate
diss
excoriate
fault
hammer
slur
chastise
flame
fustigate
maul
reprehend
savage
skewer
trash
bash
carp
chide
crucify
lash
monster
pummelled
UK
pummel
US
reprobate
rubbish
bag
blame
decry
dispraise
objurgate
rate
reprimand
reprove
rip
scathe
slag
slash
sledge
asperse
clobber
denunciate
derogate
dis
scorch
blister
fluff
hit
inveigh
rap
skin
slog
slug
trim
zap
find fault with
cut down
disapprove of
dress down
nit-pick
slag off
bad-mouth
complain about
put down
take down
tear into
cast aspersions on
come down on
find fault
fulminate against
lace into
lay into
nitpick about
pick at
pull apart
pull to pieces
animadvert on
cut to bits
inveigh against
pick holes in
pour scorn on
rail against
run down
carp at
cavil at
cut up
do a number on
give bad press
hit out at
pick to pieces
skin alive
throw brickbats at
vituperate against
bag on
give flak to
have a go at
jump on
nag at
give some stick to
pass strictures upon
give a bad press to
throw shade
give the business
pass judgment
berate
rebuke
scold
reproach
upbraid
admonish
carpet
revile
chew out
bawl out
take to task
lecture
abuse
haul over the coals
vituperate
lambast
flay
tell off
ream out
rag
pitch into
read the riot act
keelhaul
tear off a strip
give a rocket
call down
give someone a roasting
give someone a dressing-down
remonstrate with
let someone have it
tick off
give someone a rollicking
rant at
bollock
rail at
give someone hell
give a talking-to
rap over the knuckles
baste
tongue-lash
give someone a telling-off
give someone a bollocking
give someone an earful
jaw
pull up
give someone what for
belittle
assail
give someone a mouthful
wig
impugn
give someone a wigging
score
give someone a rating
belabor
US
row
nag
defame
give someone a row
belabour
UK
give someone a caning
slap down
depreciate
take to pieces
discredit
blow up
harangue
give someone some stick
potshot
complain
vilipend
cavil
diminish
ridicule
discount
deride
send someone away with a flea in their ear
rail
minimize
US
rake over the coals
smear
dismiss
slight
object
slander
do a hatchet job on
ream
talk down
moan
grumble
minimise
UK
put on the mat
dump on
execrate
trash-talk
fuss
speak ill of
insult
cry down
scorn
cane
nitpick
chasten
poor-mouth
take apart
tear a strip off
whine
play down
gripe
remonstrate
deplore
calumniate
traduce
whinge
grouse
drag through the mud
light into
shoot down
slap on the wrist
kick
stigmatize
US
detract from
write off
beef
anathematize
kiss off
yell at
disapprove
expostulate
jump down one's throat
kvetch
stigmatise
UK
scoff at
downgrade
protest
quibble
sound off
grouch
libel
rip into
do down
bleat
oppose
rollick
blow up at
bellyache
fulminate
animadvert
tear to shreds
go on at
throw mud at
undervalue
detract
take issue with
underrate
contemn
object to
speak evil of
tear down
niggle
speak badly of
crab
mock
call on the carpet
slap someone's wrist
grizzle
curse
find lacking
give someone a bad press
grump
growl
wail
keen
caterwaul
scream
repine
tear to pieces
blacken the name of
holler
express disapproval of
yammer
squawk
whimper
murmur
croak
yawp
maunder
mutter
squeal
lash out at
nitpick over
criticize severely
declaim
lay down the law
yowl
yaup
downplay
take exception to
demean
underestimate
kick up a stink about
challenge
trivialize
US
take down a peg
exprobate
protest against
dispute
opprobriate
demur
marginalize
US
accuse
recriminate
check
come down hard on
rave at
quibble about
marginalise
UK
split hairs
deflate
disgrace
argue against
thunder
argue
rage
pooh-pooh
trivialise
UK
rant
lampoon
kick up a fuss about
kick up a fuss
make a fuss about
proscribe
give a piece of one's mind
take to the woodshed
reject
judge
degrade
punish
gripe about
mudsling
discommend
lower
discipline
except
hypercriticize
chunter
remonstrate against
mither
create
carp about
moan about
grouse about
lesson
go for the jugular
sail into
minify
caution
monish
misprize
discountenance
beef about
give something a battering
give something a bad press
call over the coals
shout at
dissent
make light of
go on about
treat lightly
raise objections to
sneer at
call to account
talk to
take issue
tear apart
take a stand against
draw the line
speak out against
hold cheap
bring to book
climb all over
bring into disrepute
spread lies about
question
fume
backbite
sully the reputation of
blacken the reputation of
get angry with
give a bad name
storm
conduct a smear campaign against
refute
taunt
scourge
vociferate
speak out
query
lash out
shellac
blacken
whine about
whip
ostracize
US
argue with
impeach
ostracise
UK
express a poor opinion of
grouch about
understate
demonize
US
make a stand
controvert
pettifog
demonise
UK
rake
disesteem
bellyache about
whinge about
badmouth
oppose strongly
charge
disdain
objurate
jawbone
let fly
expostulate about
animadvert upon
jeer at
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
sound off about
take on
call out
indict
pick on
mouth off about
lash into
downcry
preach
bite someone's head off
cast a slur on
complain vociferously about
criticize strongly
humiliate
get at
take exception
pick holes
lodge a protest against
express disagreement with
trounce
rant about
declaim against
throw the book at
lay out
be on at someone
be in opposition to
spurn
make a fuss
take a swipe at
frown upon
twine
disagree
laugh at
kvetch about
rag on
jump down someone's throat
go after
get after
laugh off
give a going over
tell a thing or two
strongly criticize
look askance
be hostile to
slap on wrist
rap on knuckles
lose one's temper with
let fly at
lam into
jump all over
cut down to size
wade into
pooh pooh
speak to
kick up a stink
lean on
reprimand severely
be critical of
be malicious about
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
persecute
oppress
speak of with disfavour
blacken the character of
hose
brand
harsh
give a rough time
sling mud at
mumble
satirize
US
hit out
beat
assault verbally
satirise
UK
demote
criticise
UK
devalue
snipe at
disagree with
attask
pile in
have a pop at
hold forth against
exprobrate
start on
start in
ferule
heap
mark down
take away
bring under fire
take
warn
cudgel
slap
smother
strike
prosecute
review unfavorably
visit
threap
take swipe at
throw stones at
jeer
correct
counsel
adjure
advise
harass
destroy
niggle about
snap someone's head off
jump on one's case
misrepresent
earbash
protest strongly
sneer
blacken someone's reputation
disregard
rebut
fry
scream at
speak
accost
moralise
UK
moralize
US
yelp
yap
bawl
sully
tar
twit
round on
show someone up
lessen
devaluate
cheapen
compromise
chew
incriminate
rebuff
explode
zing
negate
slang
make a protest
rake over coals
give tongue-lashing
back-bite
gossip about
take a dig at
have words with
sell short
snipe
have words
put hooks in
tax
crush
not support
criticize harshly
carp on
spout
bluster
huff
rave
keep after
have someone on the carpet
get on
give a hard time
burn one's ears
weigh into
severely reprimand
give someone bondi
rap across the knuckles
be picky
be hypercritical
make fun of
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
burst out
humble
clamor against
look down on
lay on
give comeuppance
show up
charge with
mete out punishment to
make an example of
criticize hatefully
cuss out
give someone a carpeting
eat out
give one hell
have your knife in
mortify
shame
snub
comment negatively
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
throw shade at
be hard on
teach a lesson
deliver a tirade to
express strong disapproval of
set upon
rap knuckles
come down on like a ton of bricks
give someone stick
have at
work over
crack down on
call to task
point the finger
expose to ridicule
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
intimidate
take a stand
menace
sound off to
rank on
give going-over
give piece of mind
swipe at
contest
hold up to shame
backstab
give the devil
raise objections
mess with
vociferate about
cut to shreds
thumb nose at
sort out
withstand
combat
squabble
bicker
rain
resist
object strongly to
fight
be against
express objections
give a tongue-lashing
contradict
swear at
grieve
express disagreement
lodge a protest
express objections to
mind
express disapproval
chop logic
think badly of
express disapprobation of
express disapprobation
stick it to
bemoan
bewail
groan
lament
pick apart
debate
be in opposition
rant and rave
chirp
fret
dig into
assault
tuck into
raise trivial objections to
be pedantic
have a problem
quarrel with
gainsay
contravene
snivel
lay
crib
impute
differ
defy
natter
ascribe
frame
hold someone to blame
complain to
give vent to one's emotions
give free rein to one's emotions
debase
pronounce
name
adjudge
grumble about
have a problem with
hold responsible
hold accountable
plain over
put the boot in
express concern
show concern
lodge a complaint
carry on
speak up
make a complaint
make an objection
be displeased
baulk
UK
make a stink
go-one-on-one
raise objection
frown on
draw the line at
mix it up with
tangle with
balk
US
cross
disavow
beg to differ
dig
jinx
oppugn
lower the boom
send someone away with a flea in his
give the dickens
squash
call into question
squelch
declare unfit
send up
put away
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
lay at one's door
send up the river
give a black eye
make mincemeat of
make short work of
rip to shreds
rip up
rage against
poor mouth
shoot full of holes
sour grapes
cut to the quick
protest strongly at
thunder against
disagree violently with
remonstrate about
make a protest against
kick against
make a stand against
complain bitterly about
kick up
put up a fight against
take great exception to
peck
bother
go on
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“I actually appreciate those who
criticize
me in a constructive manner.”
Verb
▲
To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults
assess
review
appraise
evaluate
analyse
UK
analyze
US
critique
judge
scrutinise
UK
scrutinize
US
examine
probe
study
interpret
nitpick
give opinion
comment upon
give an opinion
pass judgment on
comment
discuss
weigh
rate
knock
correct
bad-mouth
comment on
rip
pan
zap
rave
trash
slam
reedit
write up
weigh up
take down
look at
write a critique of
swipe at
skin alive
put down
give your opinion of
write a critique
read through
criticise
UK
more ❯
“His friends would meet on a regular basis to exchange and
criticize
each other's literary work.”
Verb
▲
To continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way
nag
harass
pester
badger
hassle
hound
harry
persecute
ride
bully
chivvy
needle
dog
tease
hector
henpeck
provoke
heckle
bait
importune
heavy
goad
prod
nudge
scold
berate
upbraid
egg
urge
keep on at
pick on
keep after
be on your back
give a hard time
go on at
peck at
pick at
work on
harp on at
find fault
find fault with
breathe down someone's neck
grumble at
moan at
carp at
bend someone's ear
keep complaining to
moan on at
get on someone's back
take it out on
bust chops
bust someone's balls
torment
intimidate
carp
domineer
chide
niggle
irritate
cavil
fuss
bother
browbeat
bug
criticise
UK
annoy
plague
worry
disturb
trouble
aggravate
bedevil
irk
vex
molest
taunt
mither
devil
beleaguer
get at
drive up the wall
get on your nerves
be at
exasperate
gall
upset
rile
nettle
peeve
ruffle
nark
get
displease
pique
chafe
grate
spite
frost
rasp
eat
rark
rib
chivy
mock
chaff
ridicule
josh
rag
tantalize
US
razz
get to
roast
rub up the wrong way
banter
tantalise
UK
burn up
hack off
give someone grief
drive crazy
gnaw
get on your wick
lead on
put out
get in your hair
intrude upon
drive round the bend
wind up
make somebody's hackles rise
mess with
fool around
fret
press
besiege
dun
insist
remind
eat at
kid around
give the business
insist on
get on one's nerves
drive you up the wall
antagonize
US
frustrate
incense
infuriate
madden
anger
make angry
perturb
incommode
make cross
agitate
distress
break
enrage
rankle
gravel
drive to distraction
exacerbate
antagonise
UK
T-off
tee off
tick off
hump
make your blood boil
miff
bum out
drive mad
get your goat
get under your skin
give someone the hump
cheese off
push button
turn off
get your dander up
drive round the twist
hack you off
make someone see red
make waves
fire up
heat up
get your back up
egg on
give someone the pip
put your back up
ask for it
rub the wrong way
hit where one lives
afflict
be on the back of
get across
ruffle one's feathers
rattle someone's cage
get up someone's nose
put someone's nose out of joint
raise your hackles
beset
gripe
pain
itch
grieve
hurt
inconvenience
disgust
perplex
discommode
insult
pursue
scare
interrupt
bore
hinder
impede
cross
grate on
impose on
get on someone's case
kid
deride
joke
jive
rally
satirize
US
twit
gibe
guy
fun
quiz
chiack
haze
shuck
smoke
rot
sledge
spoof
slam
sound
snap
make sport of
take the mickey
have on
send up
flout at
swipe at
make a monkey of
scoff at
put down
goof on
poke mullock at
rag on
mess around
poke fun at
jibe at
pull someone's leg
make jokes about
put on
jeer at
pull one's leg
poke borak at
take the piss out of
laugh at
make fun of
be sarcastic about
flirt with
satirise
UK
sling off at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To comment or pass judgment on issues from a moral standpoint
moralise
UK
moralize
US
lecture
preach
preachify
sermonise
UK
sermonize
US
pontificate
pontify
teach
ethicize
edify
advise
philosophise
UK
philosophize
US
rationalise
UK
rationalize
US
theorise
UK
theorize
US
pass judgment
criticise
UK
admonish
evangelize
US
harangue
evangelise
UK
hold forth
expound
declaim
dogmatize
spout
pronounce
pulpiteer
spiel
perorate
address
minister
expatiate
spout off
give sermon
mouth off
get on a soapbox
sound off
go on
express one's opinion
lay down the law
Verb
▲
To explain meticulously or in great detail
explicate
explain
clarify
elucidate
expound
interpret
illuminate
demystify
construe
demonstrate
illustrate
unriddle
simplify
unfold
expand
untangle
expatiate
amplify
develop
enucleate
appraise
criticise
UK
dilate
spell out
clear up
get across
make clear
make plain
comment on
make explicit
explain in detail
throw light on
work out
enlarge upon
run down
tell why
give the big picture
put into plain English
define
describe
detail
delineate
enlighten
break down
reveal
shed light on
lay out
disclose
decipher
unravel
translate
point out
flesh out
put across
go into detail
communicate
give the details of
decode
characterize
US
educate
show
characterise
UK
make perfectly clear
exemplify
elaborate
express
tell
specify
annotate
expose
instruct
spell it out
unscramble
disentangle
give an explanation of
make obvious
edify
make intelligible
put in plain English
put into words
express in words
resolve
illumine
gloss
analyze
US
sort out
analyse
UK
straighten out
uncover
inform
brief
run over
give insight
give insight into
cast light on
put in plain words
embellish
convey
explicitize
US
explicitise
UK
clear
settle
portray
report
augment
evolve
diagram
discuss
enunciate
teach
make easy
bring home
make easier
clean up
boil down
make straightforward
draw a picture
fill out
stretch
get over
explain in simple terms
give substance to
break it down
make understood
put in the picture
shed light
lay bare
get to the meat
draw a picture of
render
rub it in
spell things out
account for
paraphrase
rationalize
US
rationalise
UK
commentate
impart
justify
abridge
formulate
reduce
summarize
US
add a commentary to
exhibit
declare
set the scene
guide
defog
paint a picture
emphasize
US
highlight
clue in
summarise
UK
throw light upon
allegorize
mark
draw a map of
proclaim
fill someone in
emphasise
UK
get through
cut the frills
put in a nutshell
cut down
reduce to the bare bones
get down to basics
sum up
dissect
recount
clear the air
relate
remark on
show and tell
point up
anatomize
state in layman's language
pass on
put over
transmit
do into
recite
clear the air about
get something straight
make observations on
narrate
prove
shed
make simple
shed light upon
divulge
present
assay
exaggerate
give details
announce
ram home
pad
magnify
embroider
hyperbolize
expound on
straighten up
color
US
overstate
particularize
US
publish
display
make see daylight
cut
deconstruct
take apart
state
give an account of
set out
set forth
make known
discover
spin
fudge
inflate
discourse
denote
elaborate on
colour
UK
particularise
UK
term
enhance
disinvolve
character
depict
represent
denominate
popularize
US
expand on
popularise
UK
build on
build up
add to
name
label
formalize
US
ascertain
coach
extend upon
add detail to
expatiate on
put flesh on the bones of
go on about
go into detail about
go into detail on
add flesh to
entitle
stipulate
identify
assign
designate
etch
tag
formalise
UK
dub
train
tutor
state precisely
prepare
give instructions
mentor
show the ropes
give the facts
lecture
inculcate
supervise
school
counsel
direct
indoctrinate
give lessons
nurture
advise
drill
nail it down
lay it out
call a spade a spade
give the meaning of
make easier to understand
make more comprehensible
make more intelligible
make more accessible
make easy to understand
put one straight
let daylight in
hit the high spots
make simpler
dumb down
let sunlight in
clean it up
answer
articulate
outline
drum into
pontificate
break things down
lay things out
unjumble
crystallize
US
crystallise
UK
help
make plausible
make reasonable
profess
lead
let in on
get to the bottom of
review
sketch
irradiate
paint
parse
picture
determine
give particulars of
image
figure
map out
list
rehearse
enumerate
itemize
US
catalogue
UK
transcribe
ostend
walk through
frame
tabulate
give an idea of
numerate
note
transliterate
give a demonstration of
show how something is done
show how something works
mention
cite
put
circumstantiate
catalog
US
epitomize
US
instance
recapitulate
spread
quote
itemise
UK
epitomise
UK
individualise
UK
notify
produce
individuate
individualize
US
specialise
UK
cultivate
improve
convert
reword
draw up
specialize
US
upskill
foster
discipline
prime
lesson
report on
uplift
better
elevate
exercise
civilize
US
mature
rear
rephrase
homeschool
civilise
UK
inspire
put through the grind
teach information
open my eyes
brainwash
illume
reel off
tick off
fly speck
quote chapter and verse
sweat details
be specific about
get down to brass tacks
restate
transpose
pass
turn
more ❯
Verb
▲
Cause trouble
make waves
cause trouble
criticise
UK
dissent
disturb
rebel
revolt
be disruptive
be noticed
be troublesome
cause a disturbance
create a stir
make an impression
rock the boat
kick up a fuss
Verb
▲
To draw conclusions from an examination or assessment
evaluate
assess
rate
estimate
appraise
judge
value
consider
gauge
UK
measure
rank
reckon
weigh
assay
guesstimate
set
size up
valuate
weigh up
analyze
US
analyse
UK
check
class
classify
decide
gage
US
grade
peg
price
read
size
survey
make up one's mind about
assess the worth of
check out
check something out
look over
pass judgment
price out
set at
take measure
form an impression of
form an opinion of
put a price on
put a value on
take account of
get the measure of
examine
review
criticise
UK
calculate
adjudge
figure
determine
sum up
deem
count
suppose
view
compute
call
esteem
regard
account
believe
figure out
look on
think of
guess
look upon
hold
place
fix
eye up
think
surmise
appreciate
set down
make of
put down as
apprise
conjecture
put
make
take measure of
eye
inspect
recce
audit
figure in
have one's number
stand
position
categorize
US
categorise
UK
tab
tag
see
pigeonhole
typecast
conceive
judge to be
put down for
button down
reckon to be
guess at
deem to be
mark down as
hold to be
find to be
think to be
consider to be
treat
prophesy
predict
interpret
deduce
contemplate
admire
find
adjudicate
decree
rule
pronounce
total
tally
revere
enumerate
sum
respect
add
perceive
number
quantify
take for
totalize
calculate roughly
roughly calculate
cipher
US
provide for
factor into
allow for
factor in
tot
run over
think through
look into
budget for
make an estimate of
account for
decide on
cast
calibrate
cost
cypher
UK
add up
tot up
count up
work out
add together
tote up
dope out
put a figure on
keep tabs
more ❯
Verb
▲
To analyze in great detail
pick apart
analyse
UK
analyze
US
probe
evaluate
inspect
scrutinise
UK
scrutinize
US
study
examine
investigate
dissect
eyeball
nitpick
scrutinate
consider
criticise
UK
explore
question
unpack
judge
overlook
look closely
check over
examine closely
find fault
pick holes
pore over
take apart
go over with a fine-tooth comb
inquire into
look over
put under a microscope
think through
research
review
look at
go over
go into
delve into
open up
take a look at
check out
look into
weigh up
test the waters
take stock of
dig into
chew over
put out feelers
dip one's toe in the water
think about
ponder
assay
interpret
get down to brass tacks
pick at
go through
work over
enquire into
test
have a look at
leave no stone unturned
sort out
try
wade into
sound out
identify
determine
kick around
check
assess
appraise
survey
scan
sift
view
contemplate
audit
vet
inquire
US
enquire
UK
size up
query
weigh
canvass
prospect
give the once-over
search
dig
case
mull over
observe
verify
brainstorm
scope out
trial
try out
con
put to the test
read
subject to an examination
peruse
feel out
brood over
check up
make enquiries into
conduct an enquiry into
think over
reflect on
make inquiries into
discuss
interrogate
oversee
prove
excogitate
delve
recce
reconnoitre
UK
reconnoiter
US
experiment
regard
look
deliberate on
check up on
look-see
conduct an investigation into
check into
run over
tackle
give the once over
try to get to the bottom of
experiment with
turn over
conduct investigations into
estimate
poke
scout
frisk
see
quiz
inquisite
pursue
take a look
confirm
screen
find out
deliberate
experimentalize
suss out
search into
pry into
probe into
muse on
run down
poke around
look at carefully
stake out
cross-examine
dive into
nose around
shake down
put something through its paces
meditate on
think out
dig deep
try on
carry out trials on
dig deeper
try on for size
stew over
give something a going-over
ruminate on
give something a once-over
give a tryout
make a trial run
treat
anatomize
deconstruct
peg
penetrate
monitor
pierce
behold
scope
have a look
candle
spy
bug
tap
break down
valuate
get a load of
follow up
sift through
look through
sample
size
decide on
pilot
substantiate
seek
look upon
enquire about
take a dekko at
check it out
validate
demonstrate
dive in
eye up
make enquiries
make enquiries about
make inquiry
examine carefully
conduct an enquiry
read into
listen in
search for
agonize over
cerebrate on
cogitate on
think
compare
sort through
road-test
palpate
read up on
inquire about
run through
put to trial
delve deeper
do research into
put questions to
ask questions of
be all ears
make inquiries about
take stock
sift the evidence concerning
search the evidence concerning
seek an answer
prove out
give some thought to
do research
picture
carry out an inquest into
puzzle over
give thought to
conduct an inquiry into
play around with
have a think about
hash over
stop to consider
stack up
take under consideration
follow a line of investigation
match up
test drive
envision
muse over
discern
perceive
mark
quest
wiretap
muckrake
underseek
esteem
cover
adjudicate
pass through
cut
talk about
critique
track
rate
think of
look on
snoop
read over
pry
winnow
spy on
make an observation of
make a recce of
value
investigate it
establish
run
take a look at it
feel
digest
measure
fathom
explore further
investigate further
examine more carefully
probe deeper
eye
certify
note
ascertain
bone up
run hands over
see how wind blows
send up a balloon
run something up the flagpole
see how it flies
run idea by someone
run it up a flagpole
put someone through their paces
put to the proof
clock
give opinion
turn
ruminate
cogitate
meditate
revolve
perpend
debate
do tests
make inquiries
consult the archives
consult
look up
supervise
gage
US
triangulate
concern itself with
deal with
parse
tell
clarify
hypothesize
US
form
dwell on
make sense of
hypothesise
UK
make
figure out
formulate
reflect upon
contemplate on
have a gander at
have a squint at
have a butcher's at
take a shufti at
pick over
go through with a fine-tooth comb
graph
plot
gauge
UK
summarise
UK
chart
summarize
US
superintend
write about
comment upon
give an opinion
correct
count
ensure
wrestle with
conduct a survey of
conduct research into
figure
entertain
get a bird's-eye view of
stare at
gaze at
map out
pass judgment on
catechize
test out
scout out
make sure of
look see
give something a look-see
keep account
plumb
diagnose
carry out trials
conduct experiments
conduct research
fool with
carry out tests
mess around
do tests on
futz around
field-test
practice with
put out a feeler
browse
skim
deliberate about
entertain the idea of
wonder about
ruminate about
think on
medidate upon
take into consideration
surf
leaf through
flick through
skim through
glance through
wade through
glance over
browse through
thumb through
dip into
run your eye over
turn over in one's mind
find out about
chase up
get back to
make sure
ask questions about
revolve in one's mind
remember
recall
recollect
watch
comb
perlustrate
stare
smoke
evoke
hark back to
summon up
run up flagpole
look back on
cast your mind back to
polish up
rehash
brush up
go over in one's mind
reread
think back on
check thoroughly
recap
call to mind
debrief
swot
burn up
take the measure of
drill down
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
comment on
)
To express an opinion or reaction in speech or writing
comment
discuss
debate
construe
criticise
UK
interpret
address
editorialise
UK
editorialize
US
remark on
speak about
talk about
write about
make mention of
make remarks about
give a mention to
opine on
express an opinion on
comment on
reflect on
say something about
converse about
touch on
touch upon
weigh in on
allude to
commentate on
make a comment on
exchange views about
exchange views on
Verb
▲
To spread rumor or gossip
talk
gossip
muckrake
tattle
criticise
UK
pass comment
bad-mouth
dish the dirt
make remarks
tell tales
tittle-tattle
spread gossip
spread rumours
spread stories
chatter
babble
prattle
chat
prate
natter
yak
jaw
blab
chinwag
dish
rumor
US
rumour
UK
noise
rattle on
whisper
skinder
talk idly
circulate rumours
run off at the mouth
wiggle-waggle
bruit about
tell secrets
spill the beans
tell tales out of school
gabble
jabber
gab
blabber
wag
spread rumors
chit-chat
rabbit on
bruit abroad
talk out of turn
witter on
blather
cackle
witter
yatter
blether
chitchat
schmoose
bend one's ear
bruit
circulate rumors
spread rumor
leak
squeal
hint
have a big mouth
circulate
insinuate
buzz
more ❯
Verb
▲
Injure with very hot liquid or steam
scald
burn
scorch
sear
cauterise
UK
cauterize
US
blanch
blister
char
criticise
UK
damage
excoriate
heat
hurt
injure
parboil
singe
blacken
brand
toast
discolour
UK
brown
discolor
US
flame
calcine
torrefy
sizzle
carbonize
US
solder
tan
carbonise
UK
burn up
cook
ignite
blaze
parch
incinerate
torch
grill
crisp
barbecue
broil
roast
fry
sauté
bake
crisp up
charbroil
barbeque
chargrill
BBQ
rotisserie
barbie
seal
charcoal
panfry
griddle
cook over an open pit
deep-fry
stir fry
fry up
spit-roast
cook outdoors
frizzle
fricassee
french fry
pan fry
simmer
charcoal-broil
cook up
whip up
boil
blast
kindle
enkindle
inflame
fire
oxidize
US
spark
oxidise
UK
enflame
set ablaze
set alight
set fire to
light up
touch off
set light to
set on fire
put a match to
set a match to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To offend the modesty or values of
affront
insult
offend
outrage
slight
provoke
pique
vex
wound
displease
hurt
irk
mortify
anger
annoy
bother
dis
disgruntle
disgust
disrespect
diss
distress
gall
needle
rankle
scandalise
UK
scandalize
US
slap
put
put out
upset
abuse
confront
criticise
UK
dispraise
slander
taunt
put down
dump on
give a zinger
give the cold shoulder
hit where one lives
make somebody's hackles rise
put your back up
raise your hackles
ruffle one's feathers
irritate
rile
aggravate
exasperate
peeve
miff
bug
nettle
ruffle
disturb
nark
tick off
infuriate
fret
hack off
incense
shock
enrage
get to
gravel
chafe
get
rub up the wrong way
roil
madden
antagonize
US
ride
wind up
agitate
pain
antagonise
UK
sting
ridicule
deride
trouble
aggrieve
hassle
rattle
disoblige
cut to the quick
burn up
mock
exacerbate
inflame
grate
get your goat
scorn
disparage
get on your nerves
give offence to
jeer
hurt somebody's feelings
give someone the hump
cause offense
rasp
torment
spite
hump
get under your skin
harass
goad
gripe
ire
be offensive
tease
gibe
horrify
get in your hair
grieve
scoff
appal
UK
sadden
belittle
slur
sneer
hack you off
put someone's nose out of joint
disdain
rub the wrong way
perturb
gird
persecute
enflame
mad
frost
appall
US
pester
rark
sneer at
scoff at
turn off
steam up
bum out
drive up the wall
dismay
get your back up
get on one's nerves
get across
twit
perplex
slam
get across someone
plague
repel
itch
bait
eat
flout
gnaw at
eat at
denigrate
poke fun at
rankle with
tee off
laugh at
get at
jeer at
try your patience
gibe at
stir up
make your blood boil
humiliate
rag
agonize
US
injure
revile
worry
sledge
faze
ail
discompose
jar
torture
sicken
discomfort
depress
zing
rally
dissatisfy
despise
lampoon
discomfit
revolt
afflict
nauseate
disquiet
embitter
cause offence to
agonise
UK
make miserable
niggle
be rude to
detract
grill
treat with contempt
acerbate
gnaw
underrate
make fun of
cross
make unhappy
drive crazy
drive mad
be an affront to
burn
eat away at
wear on
thumb nose at
sniff at
quip at
rank out
sneeze at
raise hell
egg on
hold in contempt
rub you up the wrong way
make angry
turn up one's nose
hold up to ridicule
look down on
make someone see red
rattle someone's cage
get on your wick
give Bronx cheer
get your dander up
give someone the pip
take the piss out of
make waves
get a rise out of
dishearten
misbid
misrespect
fester
disconcert
cut
unnerve
snub
embarrass
cause annoyance to
cause resentment to
grate on
obsess
try
prick
affect
move
excite
sour
give someone grief
disenchant
molest
harry
distemper
jangle
harrow
rile up
give offence
be disagreeable
tread on someone's toes
abominate
incite
make cross
drive round the twist
drive round the bend
drive you up the wall
drive to distraction
drive bananas
get your hackles up
eat up
sear
wrong
nag
work up
give a hard time
bristle
offend morals of
devastate
abrade
start
empurple
fill with loathing
spurn
craze
boil
arouse
raise eyebrows amongst
cause raised eyebrows
cause a few raised eyebrows amongst
repulse
dog
discombobulate
discommode
excruciate
quip
get someone
boil over
fire up
make indignant
whip up
cause offense to
rib
chaff
blow up
cause anguish
cause suffering
be hurtful to
bleed
mourn
lambaste
nag at
cause sorrow
send into a rage
pierce
crack
decry
fleer
laugh
caricature
jest
burlesque
travesty
swipe
dump
satirize
US
snigger
satirise
UK
make sore
lose one's temper
get up someone's nose
work into lather
set on
set off
take a rise out of
traumatize
US
make a fool of
cock a snook at
laugh in the face of
treat with disdain
show contempt for
make wretched
cause anguish to
anguish
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
crucify
traumatise
UK
heckle
haze
quiz
guy
scout
cause suffering to
contemn
pillory
do in
shake up
tear to pieces
hurt the feelings of
reproach
discount
upbraid
dig
jab
lout
twitter
jive
bedevil
pooh-pooh
snit
pet
tiff
huff
stew
jibe at
make sport of
rag on
swipe at
treat contemptuously
make jokes about
cut down
set one's teeth on edge
stick in one's craw
make cutting remarks about
have a crack at
say contemptuously
take a swipe at
curl your lip at
be contemptuous of
turn your nose up at
disappoint
frustrate
discontent
disaffect
chagrin
misplease
malign
libel
defame
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
discredit
impugn
play dirty
calumniate
abase
asperse
miscall
derogate
pan
curse
roast
slang
debase
blister
degrade
bad-mouth
trash-talk
slag off
cut dead
treat disrespectfully
call names
cast aspersions on
step on one's toes
throw shade
alarm
vilify
oppress
knock for six
astound
overwhelm
smear
unsettle
traduce
stress
fluster
shake
throw
harm
hound
fuss
throw off balance
pick on
do a number on
maltreat
mistreat
distress greatly
make one's hair stand on end
blacken
disgrace
floor
deeply upset
pother
mither
bewilder
bite
vituperate
gross out
inflict trauma
discountenance
troll
frazzle
unhinge
concern
derail
knock
scorch
distract
alarum
flurry
hagride
confound
indispose
undo
trespass
be at
ill-treat
exercise
give a black eye
freak out
be a pain in the neck
be a thorn in someone's side
weird out
cut up
do an injustice to
offend against
do wrong to
do the dirty on
kick in the teeth
rattle someone's chain
hurl insults
give offense
bruise
grind
bum
hack
wig
alienate
beset
rack
resent
be on the back of
strain
arouse hostility in
be on your back
get on the wrong side of
make an enemy of somebody
jar on
hang up
get even
set someone's teeth on edge
strap
break
tantalize
US
nit-pick
tantalise
UK
push
desolate
martyr
knock sideways
upset the applecart
stir
be a thorn in someone's flesh
inconvenience
frighten
cause harm to
trespass against
do wrong by
arouse anxiety in
be on one's case
push buttons
make it tough for
weigh on
be a pest
castigate
spook
psych
make trouble
excoriate
turn
incapacitate
flip
cramp
debilitate
lambast
trash
berate
flip out
attack somebody's dignity
incite trouble
stir the pot
blast
savage
rebuke
scathe
assail
turn on
lay up
key up
stun
rock the boat
make a scene
attack
potshot
bash
scold
belabor
US
stagger
jolt
rock
minimize
US
slate
astonish
amaze
surprise
startle
dumbfound
stain
reprove
stigmatize
US
besmirch
blot
daze
stupefy
backbite
belabour
UK
hose
flame
minimise
UK
paralyse
UK
dumfound
flabbergast
rubbish
back-bite
overcome
abash
inveigh against
jump on
tarnish
paralyze
US
numb
thunderstrike
awe
electrify
brand
blow off
vituperate against
shout at
cuss out
swear at
run down
bowl over
take aback
blemish
insinuate
damage
speak ill of
speak evil of
vilipend
drag through the mud
stigmatise
UK
tell lies about
lie about
drag through the mire
cast a slur on
cast slur on
blacken the character of
sling mud at
villainize
blacken the name of
do a hatchet job on
give a bad name
belie
put zingers on
run a smear campaign against
deprecate
throw mud at
fling mud at
misrepresent
knock out
throw a curve
raise someone's eyebrows
tear down
cheat
completely surprise
set someone back on their heels
shake out of your complacency
skin alive
slap in the face
give a turn
hit like ton of bricks
take the wind out of your sails
make someone's blood run cold
ill-use
impose upon
do injury to
do a disservice to
sin against
bad mouth
take advantage of
mix up
give a bad time
more ❯
Verb
▲
To represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking
treat
discuss
cover
consider
study
tackle
handle
investigate
review
analyze
US
analyse
UK
approach
critique
deal with
explain
explore
consult
interpret
counsel
reason
arrange
confab
confabulate
confer
criticise
UK
deliberate
parley
powwow
weigh
comment on
concern itself with
go into
refer to
speak about
talk about
touch on
write about
advise on
be about
be concerned with
discourse on
enlarge upon
take up
talk of
talk over
touch upon
examine
regard
scrutinize
US
delve into
report on
concern
probe
relate to
go over
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