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What is another word for
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Verb
To kill or take the life of
To bring down (a tall object)
To shorten in duration or extent
To decrease in amount or degree
Watch your waistline
Slim down
To trim by cutting off
To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance)
To shoot someone or something with a gun
(
slang
)
To negatively criticize
To reduce to dishonour or disgrace
To completely destroy or devastate
To remove contaminants or impurities from
To physically bring to the ground
To render comprehensible or understandable
To verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language
To cause to proceed or move at a slower pace
To speak to or treat with disrespect or scorn
To damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use
Adjective
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work
Made easy
Certain to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome
Elementary, simple or merely functional
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Verb
▲
To kill or take the life of
assassinate
clear
fell
strike down
dispatch
kill
lop
massacre
slaughter
slay
murder
butcher
eliminate
execute
destroy
put to death
exterminate
liquidate
mow down
annihilate
wipe out
terminate
do in
bump off
take out
waste
smoke
blow away
ice
off
whack
top
stiff
knock off
do away with
eradicate
finish off
croak
do to death
shoot down
decimate
rub out
cut to pieces
erase
polish off
take the life of
end the life of
scrag
dispose of
neutralize
US
snuff
put away
neutralise
UK
get
extirpate
make away with
cause the death of
do for
put down
put to the sword
put to sleep
snuff out
zap
carry off
finish
put an end to
give someone the works
terminate with extreme prejudice
get rid of
send to the gas chambers
obliterate
down
hit
claim
take someone's life
silence
abolish
mutilate
cancel
kill off
blackball
nix
guillotine
blot out
lynch
take
immolate
wax
end
put end to
rub someone out
grease
knock someone off
deep-six
wipe off the face of the earth
gun down
expunge
sweep away
blow someone's brains out
stamp out
efface
ethnically cleanse
extinguish
send to kingdom come
clean up
root out
black out
remove
mass murder
depopulate
vaporise
UK
purge
vaporize
US
wipe from the face of the earth
hang
suffocate
garrotte
UK
smite
sacrifice
crucify
asphyxiate
strangle
garrote
US
mangle
stick
defeat
torture
overwhelm
maim
beat
vanquish
shoot
chill
dust
stretch out
dust off
take care of
cool
put paid to
nuke
ruin
delete
devastate
behead
decapitate
electrocute
euthanize
nullify
annul
put somebody out of their misery
put out of its misery
stab
neck
wipe
blast
cause to die
wreck
pulverize
US
wrack
cream
smash
desolate
shatter
raze
total
demolish
quell
quash
murk
do
knife
smother
garotte
kill in cold blood
carry someone off
put a stop to
overcome
bowstring
fry
take a life
overpower
rout
gas
worst
ax
US
abort
overturn
axe
UK
overthrow
pull down
tear down
pulverise
UK
best
bring to an end
wipe off the map
send to the chair
stone to death
send to the gas chamber
put before a firing squad
send to the gibbet
carry out a sentence of death on
string up
send to the electric chair
cost
bring down
take off
administer the coup de grâce
give the coup de grâce
drive to the wall
move in for the kill
cause the sacrifice of
lead to the end of
cause the loss of
result in the loss of
clear up
incapacitate
mop up
deal with
excise
account for
cross out
strike out
score out
redact
blank out
put out of action
wipe off
make an end of
blue-pencil
censor
bowdlerize
US
dele
scratch out
trim
disannul
cut
negate
X-out
blank
cancel out
blue pencil
withdraw
remove all traces of
put a line through
gut
cut out
strike
bowdlerise
UK
blot
scrape off
launder
more ❯
Verb
▲
To bring down (a tall object)
bring down
chop down
hack down
hew
level
mow
mow down
raze
chop
fell
saw down
cut
axe
UK
split
ax
US
sever
saw
slice
divide
hack
lop
cleave
Verb
▲
To shorten in duration or extent
abate
contract
cut back
decrease
reduce
rein back
shorten
ease up on
cut
trim
abridge
abbreviate
condense
truncate
synopsize
curtail
precis
summarize
US
abstract
digest
epitomize
US
boil down
dock
clip
prune
compress
crop
summarise
UK
epitomise
UK
encapsulate
put in a nutshell
chop
snip
cut short
pare down
shrink
slash
lessen
précis
syncopate
elide
outline
edit
diminish
sum up
lop
pare
downsize
recap
recapitulate
lop off
reprise
brief
blue pencil
summate
sum
wrap up
restrict
retrench
telescope
minify
shear
cut off
inventory
concentrate
limit
narrow
sketch
slim down
constrict
curb
give a summary of
give an abstract of
restrain
give a precis of
give an outline of
put in nutshell
give a synopsis of
rein in
shave
bob
hold back
get to the meat
get to meat
capsule
remove
foreshorten
slim
deliver a blow to
dispense with
write a summary of
compact
nutshell
cut to bone
make a outline of
capsulize
make a résumé of
make shorter
abort
deflate
dwindle
round down
whittle down
get shorter
minimise
UK
take up
minimize
US
excerpt
stop short
waste away
take out
cut out
hack
tighten
mark off
lower
economize
US
mark down
check
economise
UK
make a long story short
turn up
cut to the bone
sever
slice
detach
tighten up
cramp
inhibit
halt
control
mow
hew
excise
saw
review
break off
chop down
roll back
put a restriction on
put the brakes on
put a limit on
run through
go over
give a rundown of
run down
skim
retrograde
rehash
give main points
compile
give the main points of
give the gist of
cypher
UK
cipher
US
make a summary of
barber
plane
sliver
nip
take off
decorticate
skin
make bare
peel
snip off
shingle
poll
strip
whittle
tonsure
slice thin
give a digest of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To decrease in amount or degree
reduce
lessen
lower
decrease
diminish
minimise
UK
minimize
US
taper
deplete
ease
curtail
cut
limit
moderate
lighten
mitigate
scale down
cut back
quell
abate
alleviate
curb
dial down
downscale
temper
ax
US
axe
UK
drop
pare
roll back
slash
tone down
wind down
attenuate
bring down
clip
couch
decline
decrement
de-escalate
dent
relax
restrain
taper off
wane
cast down
degrade
depress
devaluate
downgrade
drop off
dry up
dwindle
ease off
ebb
erode
extenuate
make cutbacks in
mark down
minify
peter out
sink
slacken
slow down
tail off
take down
trim
trim back
trim down
amortise
UK
amortize
US
dilute
impair
make less
make smaller
qualify
step down
take the edge off
tighten
weaken
run down
pare down
prune
downsize
shrink
slim down
retrench
shave
contract
cut back on
salami-slice
depreciate
whittle down
rationalize
US
knock down
rationalise
UK
whittle away
soften
discount
abridge
shorten
make reductions in
narrow
scale back
check
blunt
subside
economize on
allay
restrict
cheapen
wear away
wear down
truncate
palliate
assuage
soothe
devalue
cut down on
eliminate
undervalue
remove
deduct
subdue
write down
phase down
write off
ease up on
slenderize
dampen
break
deaden
deflate
demote
abbreviate
confine
omit
delete
mute
damp
muffle
slim
whittle
constrict
scale something down
turn down
dock
ration
put down
economize
US
undermine
sap
make fewer
halve
cushion
dull
economise
UK
disempower
reduce greatly
cause to fall
take the bite out
take the sting out
ratchet down
take off
round down
damp down
stifle
retrench on
roll down
budget cut
trim away
phase out
tune down
get rid of
do away with
tighten up
make weaker
keep down
keep to a minimum
keep at a minimum
decay
drain
fade
quiet
droop
settle
slump
degenerate
waste
rebate
fall off
calm down
deteriorate
evaporate
run low
crumble
let up
lose edge
narrow down
die down
modify
wither
slack off
tail away
shrivel
relieve
lower in price
cut in price
make lighter
lower the price of
undersell
make cheaper
rein in
put on sale
calm
subtract
render worthless
offer at a giveaway price
reduce the price of
peter
shift
disburden
free
disencumber
empty
mollify
jettison
levitate
thin
take
eradicate
upraise
unload
uplight
change
comfort
unburden
facilitate
ameliorate
disgrade
demerit
drive down
put off
throw out
reduce weight
pour out
take a load off
still
pacify
cool
tranquilize
US
lull
tranquillize
UK
appease
help
quieten
placate
sweeten
lenify
compose
remit
smother
pour oil on
suppress
smooth
soft-pedal
let up on
relent
quench
anaesthetize
UK
salve
anesthetize
US
make nice
loosen
fall
recede
slake
numb
commute
plummet
grow less
pall
cripple
grow smaller
adjust
gentle
blur
dispel
improve
fall away
becalm
lullaby
dissipate
buffer
drain away
kill
cure
satisfy
become smaller
untrouble
balm
mellow
aid
assist
die out
die away
put an end to
play up to
smooth down
cool out
cool off
dulcify
square
patch things up
take the sting out of
control
address
paralyse
UK
tame
silence
mask
benumb
excuse
paralyze
US
fix up
take sting out
take it easy
fill
surfeit
plunge
gruntle
obtund
modulate
hush
reduce the force of
ease up
sate
put a stop to
dismiss
banish
reduce punishment
admix
heal
ally
repress
destroy
make less strict
make less formal
transmogrify
switch
revamp
conciliate
rachet down
go easy
become less
contain
reduce something
drive away
chase away
put to rest
drive off
release
make less intense
put damper on
put the lid on
put a damper on
propitiate
take pressure off
slack
enfeeble
make peace with
quieten down
butter up
lessen the impact of
stroke
soften the impact of
reduce the impact of
settle down
win over
make up
chill out
fine tune
monkey around with
take the bite out of
make reasonable
stabilize
US
overcome
lay off
loose
extinguish
adulterate
rarefy
disable
vitiate
offset
debilitate
enervate
resolve
pad
demilitarise
UK
save
neutralise
UK
rescue
recover
stabilise
UK
neutralize
US
defuse
demilitarize
US
get less
drop away
flag
desist
die off
run interference for
clear the way
cheer
nurse
forward
disengage
speed up
doctor
simplify
meliorate
promote
make easier
speed
untighten
expedite
attend to
lift
open the door
further
brighten
nosedive
waste away
come down
go down
water down
counteract
amputate
close
crop
punctuate
succor
US
succour
UK
console
vary
solace
smooth out
clear the air
take the heat
stop
liss
interrupt
slack up
prevent
break up
bring respite to
bring an end to
bring aid to
make bearable
make something bearable
bring aid
take load off
more ❯
Verb
▲
Watch your waistline
be on a diet
count calories
cut back
diet
reduce
slim
watch what you eat
watch your waistline
watch your weight
Verb
▲
Slim down
lose weight
slim down
count the calories
diet
fast
go on a diet
slim
watch your weight
abstain
reduce
slenderize
skinny down
be on a diet
watch weight
eat sparingly
follow a diet
fall off
starve
tighten belt
eat selectively
go without
cut back
count calories
macerate
emaciate
get thinner
shape up
get into shape
melt off
thin
get fit
shed pounds
waste away
tone up
lose some inches
shed some pounds
lose some pounds
Verb
▲
To trim by cutting off
scythe
cut
hack
mow
reap
slice
sweep
shear
trim
crop
clip
sickle
Verb
▲
To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance)
economise
UK
economize
US
save
scrimp
retrench
be sparing
cut back
be frugal
budget
save money
be economical
cut costs
make economies
scrimp and save
cut expenditure
make cutbacks
make cuts
pinch
skimp
spare
be thrifty
buy cheaply
conserve
decrease wastage
manage
reduce wastage
shepherd
stint
use less
be more economical
buy more cheaply
cut corners
pinch pennies
tighten your belt
be careful
be prudent
count the pennies
count your pennies
husband your resources
rein in
scrimp and scrape
watch the pennies
watch your pennies
be on a shoestring
draw in your horns
keep within means
make ends meet
meet a budget
pay one's way
pinch the pennies
pinch your pennies
rake and scrape
run tight ship
stretch a dollar
tighten one's belt
curtail
reduce
trim
husband
husband one's resources
reduce expenditure
make savings
scant
economize on
stint on
scrimp on
be economical with
save for a rainy day
use sparingly
be mingy with
be frugal with
be parsimonious with
run a tight ship
use economically
be tight with
be sparing with
go easy on
be stingy with
be careful with
be mean with
manage thriftily
be cheap
cut down on
limit
withhold
scrape
be stingy
be mingy
hold back on
restrict
restrain
skimp on
squirrel
stash
hold back
be mean
penny-pinch
be tight-fisted with
roll back
earmark
ration
nurse
scamp
screw
slight
cut back on
be tight
be tight-fisted
be close
draw in one's horns
cut one's coat according to one's cloth
watch one's pennies
pull in your horns
go easy
look after the pence
begrudge
grudge
confine
define
spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar
save for rainy day
sock away
tighten belt
be parsimonious
more ❯
Verb
▲
To shoot someone or something with a gun
zap
shoot
blast
plug
pot
pump
bag
fell
hit
smoke
blow away
gun down
mow down
open fire on
pick off
shoot down
put a bullet in
pump full of lead
let someone have it
execute
murder
kill
assassinate
slay
put before a firing squad
bring down
fire
shell
bombard
gun
pop
let fly
blaze away
open fire
open fire at
blast away
blaze
discharge
fire away
shoot away
snipe
drill
fire at
snipe at
fire on
let go with
let fly at
pull the trigger
Verb
▲
(
slang
)
To negatively criticize
harsh
criticise
UK
criticize
US
bash
disparage
diss
knock
slam
blast
castigate
chastise
chide
crucify
denigrate
denunciate
deprecate
flame
malign
pan
reprimand
rip
savage
scathe
clobber
hammer
lambaste
pillory
rap
roast
skewer
slag
slate
sledge
slug
zap
bag
rubbish
find fault
have a go at
jump on
pick to pieces
nag at
attack
trash
vilify
excoriate
besmirch
fault
slur
dis
inveigh against
pick at
find fault with
run down
take down
fulminate against
rail against
come down on
give a bad press to
pull to pieces
dress down
pour scorn on
nit-pick
slag off
bad-mouth
pull apart
put down
cast aspersions on
nitpick about
tear into
lace into
pick holes in
lay into
nitpick
judge
nitpick over
do down
scoff at
get at
tear to shreds
throw shade
find lacking
throw shade at
censure
condemn
denounce
arraign
maul
reprehend
fustigate
pummel
US
carp
reprobate
monster
lash
decry
dispraise
blame
objurgate
rate
reprove
slash
scorch
derogate
asperse
complain about
give some stick to
trim
pummelled
UK
disapprove of
bag on
skin
throw brickbats at
animadvert on
skin alive
cut to bits
hit
give bad press
cut up
hit out at
fluff
carp at
slog
blister
give flak to
do a number on
vituperate against
cavil at
pass strictures upon
pass judgment
berate
rebuke
scold
upbraid
reproach
admonish
carpet
take to task
bawl out
chew out
lecture
haul over the coals
abuse
revile
tell off
flay
ream out
vituperate
lambast
pitch into
rag
tear off a strip
read the riot act
remonstrate with
keelhaul
give someone a roasting
call down
tick off
give someone a rocket
give someone a dressing-down
bollock
give someone a rollicking
give a talking-to
give someone hell
rant at
rail at
give someone a bollocking
let someone have it
give someone a telling-off
pull up
rap over the knuckles
baste
tongue-lash
give someone an earful
give someone what for
belittle
jaw
wig
assail
give someone a mouthful
give someone a wigging
give someone a rating
impugn
score
row
defame
give someone a caning
give someone a row
take to pieces
slap down
discredit
belabor
US
harangue
depreciate
give someone some stick
belabour
UK
blow up
diminish
vilipend
deride
send someone away with a flea in their ear
cane
insult
ridicule
minimize
US
scorn
dismiss
potshot
rake over the coals
slight
discount
dump on
slander
rail
put on the mat
do a hatchet job on
trash-talk
minimise
UK
ream
play down
talk down
smear
nag
chasten
cry down
traduce
tear a strip off
poor-mouth
execrate
take apart
speak ill of
write off
kiss off
give a rocket
shoot down
calumniate
light into
stigmatize
US
drag through the mud
deplore
detract from
undervalue
rollick
underrate
give someone a bad press
mock
detract
stigmatise
UK
disapprove
blow up at
jump down one's throat
anathematize
libel
object to
discipline
underestimate
trivialize
US
slap on the wrist
cavil
yell at
downgrade
contemn
tear down
speak badly of
marginalize
US
call on the carpet
slap someone's wrist
deflate
torment
pooh-pooh
marginalise
UK
blacken the name of
oppose
take someone to task
throw mud at
animadvert
sneer at
trivialise
UK
speak evil of
rip into
take exception to
rap someone over the knuckles
fulminate
demean
punish
accuse
go on at
take down a peg
exprobate
opprobriate
call to account
pick on
needle
check
come down hard on
be against
contradict
bully
treat lightly
tear to pieces
disdain
disgrace
deliver judgment
adjudicate
take issue with
minify
misprize
lash out at
sail into
criticize severely
hold cheap
curse
lay down the law
proscribe
thunder
give a piece of one's mind
reject
take to the woodshed
scourge
rave at
declaim
inveigh
degrade
harass
correct
give opinion
downplay
whip
caution
lower
lesson
go for the jugular
expostulate
impeach
monish
jeer at
tear apart
mudsling
bother
object
slap
give something a battering
argue with
give something a bad press
rage
dispute
talk to
be critical of
kick up a stink about
throw the book at
taunt
express disapproval of
make light of
bring someone to book
victimize
US
controvert
chew someone out
lean on
make fun of
climb all over
argue against
let fly
spread lies about
slap someone on the wrist
persecute
tyrannize
US
cut down to size
lampoon
brand
bring into disrepute
gainsay
badmouth
blacken the reputation of
sully the reputation of
tease
frown on
intimidate
despise
gripe about
conduct a smear campaign against
question
give a bad name
protest against
be hostile to
look askance at
discriminate against
remonstrate
ostracise
UK
ostracize
US
badger
rant
get angry with
speak out
goad
protest
charge
beat
call over the coals
bait
shellac
jeer
incriminate
fume
whine about
carp about
shout at
indict
tyrannise
UK
victimise
UK
moan about
grouse about
grouch about
quibble about
oppugn
make a stand
zing
negate
ride
provoke
rake
demonize
US
understate
visit
challenge
prosecute
bellyache about
whinge about
beef about
get after
demonise
UK
discommend
offend
jawbone
complain
dishonour
UK
discountenance
blacken
outrage
sound off about
laugh at
laugh off
mouth off about
lash into
downcry
be down on
criticize strongly
vociferate
go on about
let have it
expostulate about
tax
dishonor
US
mortify
take somebody to task
humiliate
sneer
declaim against
trounce
kick up a fuss about
dig
sell short
objurate
strongly criticize
call into question
preach
draw the line
poor mouth
speak to
take a swipe at
rag on
slap on wrist
rap on knuckles
give a going over
pooh pooh
have a down on
have it in for
tell a thing or two
come down on like a ton of bricks
swipe at
backstab
assault
jump all over
make a fuss about
cast a slur on
affront
give a hard time
stick it to
reprimand severely
round on
be malicious about
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
abhor
speak of with disfavour
blacken the character of
refute
lash out
detest
bring under fire
sling mud at
hit out
assault verbally
satirize
US
disagree with
rebut
be anti
find unacceptable
pile in
satirise
UK
review unfavorably
have a pop at
start on
start in
backbite
rebuff
exprobrate
take on
make mincemeat of
make short work of
rip to shreds
take
give a tongue-lashing
read out
look askance
pick apart
heap
cudgel
smother
strike
threap
squash
squelch
snap someone's head off
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
destroy
rap someone's knuckles
recriminate
misrepresent
devalue
snipe at
warn
bring to book
debase
fry
counsel
adjure
advise
hold forth against
sully
recompense
jump down someone's throat
chew
lessen
devaluate
cheapen
compromise
forewarn
growl
ding
notice
glue
hoist
spank
skelp
ferule
mistreat
caluminate
voodoo
cuss
jinx
mark down
take away
crush
make little of
frown
rake over coals
blacken someone's reputation
show someone up
slang
pronounce
name
adjudge
frame
sour grapes
speak
back-bite
gossip about
take a dim view of
snipe
have words
give tongue-lashing
give somebody a piece of one's mind
be in opposition to
quarrel with
take swipe at
throw stones at
humble
clamor against
spurn
look down on
think little of
have words with
weigh into
severely reprimand
give someone bondi
rap across the knuckles
shame
snub
comment negatively
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
jack up
sit on
sound off
carp on
go after
get on
burn one's ears
explode
lay on
give comeuppance
shoot full of holes
cut to the quick
criticize harshly
keep after
have someone on the carpet
send up
put away
criticize hatefully
cuss out
give someone a carpeting
eat out
give a wigging
give one hell
have your knife in
harry
grumble at
bedevil
mete out punishment to
make an example of
rip up
call to task
point the finger at
rank on
moralise
UK
give going-over
give piece of mind
moralize
US
run something down
show up
charge with
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
take dim view of
not go for
burst out
teach someone a lesson
be hard on
lower the boom
send someone away with a flea in his
give the dickens
talk something down
think wrong
not support
frown upon
give a black eye
put a whammy on
expose to ridicule
give the devil
send up the river
lay at one's door
take a dig at
to denigrate
put hooks in
give someone stick
hold up to shame
dig into
tuck into
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
single out
discourse
orate
perorate
express strong disapproval of
not believe in
think badly of
express disapprobation of
express disapprobation
let fly at
lam into
set upon
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
disesteem
be hostile towards
protest strongly
thunder against
rage against
storm
raise an
query
protest strongly at
remonstrate about
rant about
make a protest
mouth off
penalize
US
hold someone to blame
complain to
spout
bluster
huff
rave
flog
thrash
scarify
drub
penalise
UK
lose one's temper with
give vent to one's emotions
give free rein to one's emotions
hold someone responsible
hold accountable
pass on
make a stand against
raise objections to
kick
make a protest against
complain vociferously about
oppose strongly
complain bitterly about
speak out against
kick up
disagree violently with
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kick against
take a stand against
take great exception to
contravene
traverse
doubt
negative
resist
disaffirm
break
contest
cross
disavow
deny
tar
take a stand
menace
criminate
animadvert upon
vociferate about
heckle
hassle
chaff
swear at
debate
argue
hold at fault
lay charges against
try
have the law on
bring to trial
bring charges against
bring a charge against
bring a case against
prefer charges against
inculpate
put on trial
take to court
rib
guy
haze
rant and rave
gibe
gibe at
twit
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
lay out
domineer
pester
hector
cast doubt upon
cut to shreds
cast aspersions upon
throw doubt on
pin on
thumb nose at
make sport of
scout
poke fun at
flout
jab
quiz
tantalise
UK
twitter
rally
tantalize
US
lout
take the piss out of
niggle
hound
dog
irritate
browbeat
fuss
bug
declare unsafe
declare unfit
be on at
punish repeatedly and unfairly
henpeck
peck at
wound
pique
vex
displease
take issue
irk
hurt
disrespect
gall
anger
disgruntle
annoy
rankle
scandalize
US
disgust
distress
put
put out
upset
give a zinger
confront
ruffle someone's feathers
scandalise
UK
hit where one lives
give the cold shoulder
make someone's hackles rise
put someone's back up
raise someone's hackles
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Verb
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To reduce to dishonour or disgrace
degrade
demean
cheapen
debase
disgrace
humble
humiliate
shame
abase
corrupt
discredit
injure
prostitute
devalue
dishonour
UK
mortify
pervert
reduce
bastardise
UK
bastardize
US
canker
chasten
damage
debauch
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
deprave
deteriorate
dishonor
US
foul
harm
lessen
lower
mar
poison
profane
sink
smirch
subvert
vitiate
warp
brutalise
UK
brutalize
US
dehumanise
UK
dehumanize
US
desensitise
UK
desensitize
US
spoil
undermine
weaken
belittle
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decry
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destroy
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diminish
disparage
mudsling
pan
slam
take down
bring shame to
cast down
lower the status of
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tear down
cut down to size
take down a peg
defile
sully
taint
denigrate
smear
stain
tarnish
defame
besmirch
blot
blacken
drag through the mud
slur
slander
malign
pollute
stigmatize
US
embarrass
downgrade
depreciate
vilify
soil
bring into disrepute
befoul
stigmatise
UK
libel
calumniate
bestialize
deride
asperse
abuse
contaminate
knock
rubbish
besmear
drag through the mire
bad-mouth
bring shame on
censure
minimize
US
slag off
crush
traduce
ruin
reproach
bring discredit to
deflate
spot
give a bad name
rip
do a hatchet job on
abash
give a black eye
reflect badly on
blemish
minimise
UK
scandalize
US
blotch
disrespect
speak ill of
bring down
attack
scandalise
UK
bring shame upon
break
drag down
trash
infect
subdue
undervalue
desecrate
bring low
breathe on
demote
discount
squash
ridicule
impair
tar and feather
deprecate
assail
rip up and down
do a number on
sling mud at
muckrake
animalize
dismiss
show up
discomfit
mock
make someone eat crow
take down a peg or two
own
revile
put someone in their place
cast a slur on
spread scandal about
fling mud at
run smear campaign
lead astray
blister
cast aspersions on
trivialize
US
distort
detract from
dump on
violate
play down
deface
put to shame
downplay
show in a bad light
scorn
make someone eat humble pie
quash
minify
chagrin
snub
diss
dis
vilipend
adulterate
insult
trivialise
UK
put in a bad light
blight
trash-talk
poor-mouth
cripple
roast
betray
stoop
dirty
cry down
make a fool of
write off
give a bad name to
hurt
descend
blacken the name of
devaluate
dilute
make degenerate
embitter
depress
prejudice
underrate
waste
discolor
US
despoil
criticize
US
discolour
UK
marginalize
US
outrage
blaspheme
slate
confound
flatten
scorch
pooh-pooh
tar
criticise
UK
marginalise
UK
impugn
pull down
bring dishonour to
pour scorn on
sneer at
cause to lose face
mark down
pull apart
influence
mess up
take to pieces
kiss off
talk down
have a go at
treat with disrespect
cut to the quick
make ashamed
settle someone's hash
cow
misuse
disfigure
decrease
sell out
underestimate
bust
be untrue to oneself
expose
vanquish
compromise
condemn
disfavor
US
attenuate
overcome
understate
manipulate
disfavour
UK
tame
squelch
treat lightly
annoy
disrate
dispraise
bash
affront
ravage
upset
laugh off
laugh at
attaint
slight
misprize
vandalize
US
scoff at
reduce the status of
discountenance
do down
confuse
maculate
disoblige
hold cheap
hit out at
pick holes in
treat sacrilegiously
flame
vandalise
UK
commit sacrilege
muck up
make light of
disconcert
reflect negatively
curse
vituperate
speak badly of
pull to pieces
have the last laugh on
cast in a bad light
make lose face
damage the reputation of
harm the reputation of
get the better of
muddy the reputation of
take the wind out of someone's sails
blacken the reputation of
seduce
condescend
deign
twist
crawl
flaw
unsettle
mongrelize
misemploy
debilitate
bend
skew
misapply
colour
UK
subjugate
brand
bias
alloy
wreck
endamage
squander
sell
sacrifice
turn
badmouth
subordinate
jaundice
worsen
reduce in value
bloody
crab
speckle
disconsider
devalorize
sour
lower in rank
rot
demolish
cast a slur
disdain
color
US
lower someone's status
lower someone's dignity
lower in status
reduce in quality
blackguard
harden
blast
touch
curb
go bad
inflict
consume
rust
criticize unfairly
go to hell
relegate
beat down
live in the gutter
rap
sneer
deform
undercut
sabotage
destabilize
US
abandon one's principles
cross up
disregard
toughen
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
sling mud
soften
discipline
restrain
let down
take apart
corrode
envenom
spread lies about
silence
make uncomfortable
make someone feel ashamed
declass
afflict
check
repress
strike dumb
put away
blacken the character of
bad mouth
give black eye
sully the reputation of
throw mud at
rip up
lose face
put hooks in
tear into
cut
pop one's balloon
put one away
make eat dirt
offend
ulcer
sore
scourge
take to bits
bump
set back
revert
provoke
case-harden
inure
make one feel small
bring down a peg
set a bad example
destabilise
UK
succumb
nose dive
aggravate
drop
reduce to the ranks
kick downstairs
force to eat humble pie
hoodoo
swear
vice
cuss
voodoo
darn
wound
dispirit
defeat
coarsen
put in your place
waste away
axe
UK
slash
taunt
overwhelm
smash
enfeeble
overpower
ax
US
dip
slow
make callous
make unfeeling
slap
alter
do wrong
be evil
talk dirty
commit sin
disappoint
tease
incapacitate
suppress
sap
devastate
depredate
sack
pillage
devour
desolate
spoliate
lower oneself
debase oneself
debase yourself
demean yourself
lower yourself
be reduced
demean oneself
keep down
put double whammy on
lace
falsify
automate
robotize
mechanize
US
mechanise
UK
imbrute
automatize
barbarize
be reduced to
impoverish
extinguish
blaspheme against
write down
faze
fluster
rattle
displease
nonplus
vex
irritate
begrime
grime
muddy
doctor
putrefy
cook
horrify
appal
UK
rout
enervate
sledge
smudge
miscall
scuzz up
slang
gird
jeer
scoff
appall
US
put someone to shame
lay waste to
get one's comeuppance
take the wind out
harass
commit sacrilege against
worry
make foul
wither
be rude to
give offence to
call names
step on one's toes
cause offence to
cut dead
hurt someone's feelings
treat disrespectfully
throw shade
call someone names
interfere with
splash
get dirty
spatter
bring to ruin
cause instability
tinker with
fiddle with
make impure
tamper with
muck
gaum
mire
splatter
distain
bemire
daub
poor mouth
pooh pooh
sour grapes
bring someone to their knees
make filthy
make dirty
get filthy
cause to feel small
crumb
bedraggle
mess
muss
make mucky
muss up
put out of countenance
take a swipe at
shoot full of holes
disesteem
ruin the reputation of
bring into disfavour
blacken someone's name
damage someone's reputation
destroy someone's credibility
lambaste
denounce
hammer
pillory
savage
find fault with
castigate
lay into
excoriate
bag
skewer
monster
pummel
US
reprehend
rail against
crucify
berate
pummelled
UK
inveigh against
reprobate
reprove
blame
reprimand
chastise
objurgate
throw brickbats at
contemn
jump on
scathe
rate
fault
carp at
arraign
cut up
rebuke
despise
give a bad press to
fulminate against
speak evil of
flay
chide
lace into
cavil at
slag
maul
vituperate against
nitpick about
lambast
dress down
disapprove of
admonish
take to task
animadvert on
lampoon
give some stick to
give flak to
potshot
spurn
belabor
US
pick to pieces
look down on
haul over the coals
upbraid
scold
carpet
backbite
make fun of
belabour
UK
sell short
find fault
bawl out
come down on
chew out
carp
tear off a strip
flout
gibe
lecture
denunciate
sniff at
caricature
burlesque
treat with contempt
jeer at
remonstrate with
tear to shreds
opprobriate
underemphasize
de-emphasize
poke fun at
ream out
give someone a bad press
give someone a roasting
misrepresent
give someone a rocket
give someone a rollicking
gloss over
reject
cane
ream
twit
rag
bollock
disapprove
judge
bag on
satirize
US
set little store by
find lacking
nag at
nit-pick
cavil
tell lies about
nitpick over
satirise
UK
call down
give a talking-to
give someone hell
hold in contempt
deplore
tongue-lash
read the riot act
rap over the knuckles
brush aside
tear a strip off
give someone a bollocking
conduct a smear campaign against
demonize
US
demonise
UK
backstab
hit
shrug off
tear apart
tear to pieces
harangue
skin
scout
expostulate
sneeze at
set no store by
rollick
belie
animadvert
abhor
rally
trim
travesty
rag on
pass strictures upon
sail into
run a smear campaign against
pick at
look down upon
hold up to ridicule
jest
give a rocket
rake over the coals
sully someone's reputation
rate too low
make little of
tell off
do an injustice to
give something a battering
lay down the law
look down one's nose at
not do justice to
criticize severely
downcry
think little of
shun
back-bite
execrate
frown on
nag
anathematize
nitpick
ignore
object
discommend
clobber
complain about
slug
zap
villainize
fustigate
lash
refute
rail
defy
heap scorn on
laugh
object to
repudiate
zing
jibe at
regard with contempt
high-hat
snoot
baste
rebuff
keelhaul
wig
score
row
jaw
get at
fleer
swipe
dump
grin
crack
leer
take exception to
be contemptuous about
cock a snook at
skin alive
snigger
hate
send up
remonstrate
take the piss out of
brush off
be wrong about
write false reports about
give something a bad press
pull up
spread tales about
show contempt for
mark wrong
rail at
tick off
drag name through mud
turn up one's nose
slap someone's wrist
give someone a mouthful
give someone a telling-off
give someone what for
give someone a dressing-down
pitch into
give someone some stick
give someone an earful
give Bronx cheer
turn your nose up at
think too little of
give someone a row
give someone a rating
give someone a wigging
give comeuppance
drag someone's name through the mire
quip at
rant at
rank out
be critical of
be malicious about
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
hoot
speak of with disfavour
get angry with
total
gossip
lie
spite
gossip about
animadvert upon
have a pop at
clamor against
comment negatively
tone down
make nothing of
underplay
soft-pedal
question
harsh
frown
disvalue
mistreat
caluminate
dig
jinx
poormouth
mistrust
lie about
persecute
oppress
snipe at
complain
ride
hose
hold forth against
talk trash
misjudge
take away
not go for
cast slur on
put zingers on
slog
fluff
argue with
assault verbally
snipe
take swipe at
throw stones at
blow off
cuss out
swear at
shout at
disagree with
take dim view of
pass judgment
hold in disdain
moan about
grouse about
whine about
grouch about
quibble about
carp about
pile in
weigh into
give someone bondi
blacken someone's reputation
rake
start on
start in
miscalculate
to denigrate
put a whammy on
accuse
lesson
jawbone
review unfavorably
criticize strongly
bring under fire
knock off high horse
take on
knock off
exprobate
incriminate
slap on the wrist
read out
ostracise
UK
look askance
get after
pick apart
ostracize
US
cut to bits
bellyache about
gripe about
whinge about
beef about
take a dig at
not do justice
miscarry
jive
knock down
snicker
smile
cock a snook
give bad press
call to task
point the finger at
express disapproval of
lay on
give the devil
rap someone over the knuckles
jump down one's throat
snap someone's head off
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
go for the jugular
think wrong
be against
not support
look down at
pronounce
punish
proscribe
name
adjudge
frame
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
gibe at
be contemptuous of
turn up your nose
curl one's lip at
misbid
misrespect
chaff
play something down
shock
disgust
chill
abominate
look down nose at
be allergic to
look down your nose at
turn up one's nose at
sound off about
look askance at
not believe in
be hostile to
argue against
take issue with
jibe
torment
throw shade at
point finger at
let have it
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
rib
banter
quiz
razz
jolly
kid
lout
talk something down
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
oppose
negate
be hostile towards
label
send up the river
lay at one's door
underprice
underprize
treat contemptuously
make jokes about
raise an
sicken
nauseate
repel
revolt
disobey
fail
make sport of
flout at
poke mullock at
turn one's nose up at
fail to appreciate
set too little store by
pass on
thumb one's nose
disown
discard
disclaim
mark
injure the reputation of
cast aspersion
blacken someone's character
tarnish someone's name
taint someone's name
stain someone's good name
accuse falsely
sully someone's name
soil someone's name
blackball
cause a few raised eyebrows amongst
raise eyebrows amongst
cause raised eyebrows
dismay
take the mickey out of
characterize
US
designate
classify
class
stamp
tag
curl one's lip
tell someone to get lost
have no use for
have contempt for
refuse to acknowledge
characterise
UK
mark out
look right through
give the cold shoulder to
sweep aside
give someone the brush-off
cold-shoulder
cast aside
mimic
be above
be scornful about
threap
caution
spit on
refuse
piss over
renounce
confute
avoid
piss on
recriminate
strumpet
plaster
imitate
blow raspberries at
laugh out of court
objurate
spoof
do
preach
consider beneath you
turn down
cast a slur upon
ape
copy
consider beneath one
give the Bronx cheer to
spit in the face of
turn back on
curl your lip at
spit in the eye of
turn up your nose at
turn nose up at
give someone a caning
send someone away with a flea in their ear
go on at
put on the mat
take someone to task
take to the woodshed
slap down
keep after
yell at
bring someone to book
have someone on the carpet
let someone have it
blow up
light into
take off
put on
impersonate
parody
sheik
US
mime
do a takeoff of
joke
take the mickey
sheikh
UK
do an impression of
exaggerate
blacken name
defame someone's character
lash into
more ❯
Verb
▲
To completely destroy or devastate
decimate
destroy
devastate
annihilate
cream
demolish
desolate
eradicate
extinguish
nuke
pulverise
UK
pulverize
US
ravage
raze
ruin
shatter
smash
total
vaporise
UK
vaporize
US
waste
wrack
wreck
butcher
do in
execute
exterminate
massacre
obliterate
pull down
rub out
slaughter
tear down
commit genocide
kill off
put paid to
stamp out
wipe out
wreak havoc on
lay waste
cut a swath through
trash
crush
level
break
spoil
torpedo
flatten
desecrate
dismantle
defeat
despoil
bring down
dash
mar
impair
sabotage
dilapidate
knock down
break up
mess up
bulldoze
unbuild
leave in ruins
damage
raze to the ground
blight
crash
scupper
topple
undo
overthrow
bring to ruin
undermine
scotch
sink
destruct
blast
overturn
ruinate
spoliate
devour
break down
reduce
blow up
leave desolate
blow to bits
blow to pieces
take apart
lay waste to
cripple
subvert
remove
upset
sack
blow
nix
pillage
dynamite
bust
botch
depredate
ravish
fell
scourge
bomb
gut
injure
screw up
make a mess of
foul up
blow a hole in
bring to naught
lay in ruins
take out
do for
write off
put the kibosh on
louse up
terminate
bankrupt
disrupt
hinder
hamper
thwart
quash
eliminate
kill
foil
frustrate
stymie
disable
explode
harm
crack
impoverish
zap
overwhelm
obstruct
abolish
disassemble
burn
mangle
plunder
deface
banjax
raid
reduce to ruins
dish
efface
smite
trounce
muck up
mutilate
maim
batter
take down
cruel
queer
vitiate
deplete
knock to pieces
throw down
damage beyond repair
put out of commission
wipe from the face of the earth
reduce to rubble
wipe off map
wipe off the map
clean out
tear up
wrack up
lower
depopulate
avenge
torment
ransack
prang
consume
rip down
make desolate
empty
mess
let down
finish
cool
incinerate
strike
tumble
rape
bring about the downfall of
chastise
chasten
take
vandalize
US
overcome
maraud
put out of action
do one in
blow sky-high
lay low
burn away
shipwreck
blow away
finish off
burn out
smash up
vandalise
UK
wolf
wax
beat
do away with
run onto the rocks
pile up
crack up
dash to pieces
pauperize
excise
erase
wipe off the face of the earth
tear to pieces
put in toilet
gobble up
expunge
delete
neutralize
US
squelch
burst
put at risk
extirpate
liquidate
cancel out
put an end to
implode
capsize
spill
scatter
unmake
render ineffective
play havoc with
shiver
splinter
balls up
overreach
outmaneuver
US
rain on someone's parade
outmanoeuvre
UK
outfox
work against
throw a spanner in the works of
skin
abate
crimp
have
cramp
outsmart
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
neutralise
UK
make waves
offset
craze
blow down
cast down
strike out
mow down
scratch out
fracture
split
fragment
make destitute
bleed dry
drain
diminish
interrupt
disintegrate
attack
nullify
smatter
splinterize
fragmentalize
exhaust
blow out
crunch
fragmentize
rive
rend
scrunch
smash to smithereens
snap
dispatch
incapacitate
break into pieces
prevent
end
crush to smithereens
blow apart
threaten
annul
quell
block
bollix
suppress
abort
interfere with
intrude on
muller
disfigure
poison
euchre
defile
bodge
reduce to nothing
bring to nothing
wreak havoc upon
more ❯
Verb
▲
To remove contaminants or impurities from
distill
US
clarify
purify
clear
filter
fine
garble
clean
cleanse
concentrate
condense
cook
cut
decontaminate
disinfect
evaporate
express
extract
infuse
precipitate
press
rarefy
rectify
refine
sanitise
UK
sanitize
US
steam
sublimate
trim
vaporise
UK
vaporize
US
volatilize
boil down
press out
squeeze out
cut to the bone
get to the meat
distil
UK
process
treat
strain
sift
depurate
make clear
become clear
get rid of impurities
reduce
thicken
riddle
sieve
filtrate
strengthen
compress
screen
render
winnow
melt
osmose
penetrate
metastasize
permeate
make pure
melt down
soak through
squeeze
expel
mash
get rid of impurities from
remove impurities from
dispatch
ship
wring out
force out
forward
more ❯
Verb
▲
To physically bring to the ground
bring down
drop
fell
deck
floor
level
lower
knock down
prostrate
tumble
knock over
pull down
mow down
throw down
lay low
shoot down
KO
topple
strike down
flatten
knock to the ground
bowl down
ground
bring to the ground
down
bowl over
knock out
throw to the ground
put down
fall
hew
raze
blow down
cause to fall
saw down
clear
chop
chop down
blast
tear down
clear-cut
hack down
clear-fell
throw
exhaust
tire
weary
drain
enervate
weaken
debilitate
overtire
poop
disable
wear out
rugby-tackle
frazzle
tax
fatigue
overtax
knacker
whack
mow
upset
overthrow
bush
wear
jade
wash out
do in
tire out
tip over
flag
sink
droop
tucker out
make weary
fag out
deplete
languish
tucker
bedraggle
sag
fizzle
succumb
take it out of
conk out
burn out
catch off balance
lay out
poop out
peter out
wear down
spill
overturn
upend
trip
run down
run over
shove
unbalance
tackle
overcome
overpower
harass
break
kill
shatter
outwear
bust
capsize
pick off
take out
knock for six
knock unconscious
knock into the middle of next week
make sleepy
set down
trip up
shag out
wear to a frazzle
take
wear on
do up
drain of energy
push over
hurl to the ground
bore
sap
enfeeble
incapacitate
devitalize
cripple
immobilize
US
paralyse
UK
hamstring
undermine
etiolate
waste
soften
impair
paralyze
US
handicap
reduce
ruin
disarm
wreck
depress
defeat
immobilise
UK
make powerless
make helpless
make impotent
bring someone to their knees
bring low
more ❯
Verb
▲
To render comprehensible or understandable
simplify
clarify
elucidate
explain
interpret
construe
demonstrate
demystify
explicate
expound
illuminate
illustrate
unriddle
clear up
spell out
get across
abridge
analyse
UK
analyze
US
chasten
decipher
disinvolve
facilitate
order
reduce
shorten
unscramble
boil down
break down
clean up
lay out
make clear
make easier
make easy
make plain
make straightforward
break it down
clean it up
cut the frills
draw a picture
let daylight in
let sunlight in
make perfectly clear
put one straight
get down to basics
get to the meat
hit the high spots
put in a nutshell
reduce to the bare bones
unfold
describe
unravel
define
decode
untangle
reveal
translate
gloss
enlighten
throw light on
point out
show
annotate
delineate
disclose
comment on
tell
shed light on
put in plain English
go into detail
put across
resolve
render
develop
expand
enucleate
clear
exemplify
specify
characterize
US
detail
explain in detail
make explicit
educate
sort out
diagram
uncover
characterise
UK
expose
straighten out
give the details of
draw a picture of
flesh out
run over
make obvious
streamline
make simpler
discourse
comment
set forth
summarize
US
expand on
talk about
give a commentary on
explain in simple terms
justify
clue in
draw a map of
fill someone in
throw light upon
emphasize
US
paraphrase
reword
summarise
UK
proclaim
allegorize
emphasise
UK
mark
edify
rephrase
dilate
amplify
criticize
US
appraise
expatiate
bring home
sum up
lay bare
exhibit
guide
put into words
disentangle
defog
express in words
paint a picture
report
discuss
communicate
declare
put in plain words
give an explanation of
spell it out
brief
shed light
teach
set the scene
enunciate
make intelligible
get over
show and tell
point up
illumine
rationalize
US
work out
criticise
UK
convert
inform
instruct
express
rationalise
UK
settle
restate
recast
cast light on
give insight
put in the picture
give insight into
formulate
run down
enlarge upon
tell why
explicitize
US
give the big picture
put into plain English
explicitise
UK
highlight
metaphrase
transpose
prove
shed
make simple
clear the air about
get something straight
clear the air
state in layman's language
do into
straighten up
make see daylight
expound on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language
abuse
insult
castigate
denigrate
disparage
excoriate
vituperate
berate
lambast
lambaste
trash
assail
belittle
blast
curse
malign
rebuke
reproach
savage
scathe
slight
taunt
vilify
attack
bash
belabour
UK
belabor
US
nag
offend
potshot
revile
scold
slam
decry
defame
discount
diss
impugn
libel
minimise
UK
minimize
US
slander
slate
slur
smear
upbraid
derogate
oppress
persecute
reprove
backbite
calumniate
flame
hose
injure
knock
miscall
ride
slang
traduce
zing
bad-mouth
inveigh against
jump on
put down
be rude to
blow off
call names
cuss out
cut to the quick
do a number on
shout at
slag off
swear at
vituperate against
dump on
call someone names
cast aspersions on
trash-talk
give a black eye
criticize
US
censure
criticise
UK
condemn
rubbish
pan
have a go at
tear into
hammer
roast
denounce
run down
lay into
pummel
US
asperse
pummelled
UK
reprimand
monster
pull apart
flay
rail against
chastise
bag
deprecate
find fault with
blame
pillory
rate
chew out
reprehend
bawl out
carpet
crucify
dis
admonish
take to pieces
vilipend
chide
discredit
skewer
objurgate
pull to pieces
do a hatchet job on
tongue-lash
dress down
reprobate
hit out at
lecture
blister
depreciate
fulminate against
pour scorn on
take to task
scorn
slash
lash
diminish
speak ill of
pick holes in
tear off a strip
rap
drag through the mud
cut up
ream out
haul over the coals
throw brickbats at
ridicule
give someone a roasting
give someone a rocket
cry down
deride
talk down
remonstrate with
read the riot act
dismiss
mock
rail
jaw
speak badly of
scorch
tell off
give someone hell
poor-mouth
give someone a rollicking
call down
contemn
baste
play down
detract from
write off
kiss off
sail into
rag
keelhaul
score
besmirch
cane
dispraise
rap over the knuckles
bollock
shoot down
tear a strip off
throw mud at
rant at
give a talking-to
tear down
rail at
undervalue
ream
underrate
give someone a bad press
harangue
blacken the name of
light into
carp at
stigmatize
US
give someone a bollocking
detract
pitch into
take apart
lace into
scoff at
sneer at
give someone a dressing-down
let someone have it
rake over the coals
give a rocket
underestimate
sledge
fulminate
stigmatise
UK
carp
maul
degrade
downgrade
marginalize
US
cavil
wig
row
disapprove of
trim
laugh at
do down
cavil at
pooh-pooh
marginalise
UK
pull up
speak evil of
pick to pieces
tick off
spread lies about
rollick
come down on
jump down one's throat
criticize severely
give someone a telling-off
give someone an earful
sully the reputation of
give a bad press to
give someone a mouthful
give someone a wigging
give someone what for
give someone some stick
give someone a row
give someone a rating
trivialize
US
give a bad name
scandalize
US
discipline
sling mud at
fault
scourge
drub
beat
slap
treat lightly
tease
accuse
scandalise
UK
lower
minify
deflate
lash out at
complain
whip
misprize
go for the jugular
hurl insults at
jeer at
animadvert on
make light of
tear to pieces
trivialise
UK
disgrace
hold cheap
rip into
slap down
give someone a caning
put on the mat
bring into disrepute
lay down the law
send someone away with a flea in their ear
blacken the reputation of
conduct a smear campaign against
blacken the character of
assault
outrage
provoke
lampoon
blacken
slag
exprobate
wound
annoy
remonstrate
hurt
turn on
arraign
affront
demean
animadvert
growl
chasten
mortify
storm
execrate
disrespect
downplay
thrash
upset
debase
devalue
mudsling
laugh off
humiliate
scarify
weigh into
recriminate
dishonor
US
opprobriate
tie into
disdain
slap on the wrist
tear apart
object
protest
expostulate
beat up on
rip up
dishonour
UK
nitpick about
rant
objurate
yell at
find fault
cheapen
give flak to
lash into
bag on
kick
inveigh
give some stick to
take down a peg
take a swipe at
cut down to size
give comeuppance
slap someone's wrist
give something a battering
kick up a fuss about
kick up a stink about
lay out
express disapproval of
rib
bait
be critical of
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
be malicious about
brand
refute
speak of with disfavour
backstab
gossip
lie
spite
badmouth
take
criticize unfairly
fustigate
nag at
argue with
assault verbally
check
satirize
US
judge
rebuff
incriminate
disapprove
ostracise
UK
ostracize
US
disagree with
hurl insults
give offense
pile in
despise
satirise
UK
pass strictures upon
have a pop at
start on
start in
read out
look askance
get after
pick apart
shellac
take on
threap
caution
mistreat
dig
demonize
US
cuss
caluminate
voodoo
jinx
deplore
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
snap someone's head off
anathematize
sneer
devaluate
lessen
compromise
demonise
UK
give a tongue-lashing
bad mouth
jump down someone's throat
destroy
preach
rake
call on the carpet
put hooks in
sell short
skin alive
rag on
snipe at
hit
lesson
jawbone
poormouth
put away
knock off high horse
give black eye
give something a bad press
give someone bondi
blacken someone's reputation
cast a slur on
humble
look down on
discountenance
clamor against
spurn
hold forth against
tear to shreds
set about
set upon
fall on
mark down
take away
lay on
put someone on the hot seat
crawl all over
put someone on the griddle
burn someone's ears
pin someone's ears back
call to task
point the finger at
give the devil
rap someone over the knuckles
denunciate
put a whammy on
bring someone to book
go on at
have someone on the carpet
blow up
take someone to task
take to the woodshed
keep after
take swipe at
throw stones at
skin
paste
batter
fly at
thump
explode
rip
understate
squelch
squash
aggravate
burst out
strike out at
let fly at
round on
poor mouth
pooh pooh
take down
sour grapes
let fly
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
attack somebody's dignity
talk something down
nit-pick
shoot full of holes
give vent to one's emotions
lose one's temper with
give free rein to one's emotions
irritate
disoblige
abase
thunder against
rage against
gird
jeer
scoff
charge
bushwhack
beset
tackle
sic
sick
strike
raid
rush
give offence to
pique
vex
rile
expostulate about
protest strongly at
declaim against
remonstrate about
challenge
cause offence to
displease
set on
dive into
cut dead
treat disrespectfully
irk
hurt someone's feelings
step on one's toes
throw shade
thunder
make a fuss about
make a stand against
take issue with
object to
raise objections to
vociferate
make a protest against
fume
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
oppose strongly
put up a fight against
kick against
complain bitterly about
take a stand against
speak out against
kick up
take great exception to
anger
disgruntle
needle
bother
rankle
disgust
distress
gall
punish
correct
put out
put
go in on
penalize
US
flog
give a zinger
confront
make someone's hackles rise
put someone's back up
ruffle someone's feathers
hit where one lives
raise someone's hackles
give the cold shoulder
penalise
UK
declaim
bark at
grumble
moan
whine
grouch
gripe
fuss
grizzle
whinge
descend on
wade into
descend upon
wade in
pounce on
pounce upon
beef
grouse
crab
wail
caterwaul
cry
grump
scream
repine
bellyache
bleat
keen
holler
mutter
kvetch
squeal
yammer
squawk
whimper
murmur
rage
croak
yawp
maunder
blow up at
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
lean on
yowl
yelp
yap
bawl
yaup
grouch about
have at
kick up a fuss
bellyache about
take exception
sound off
work over
crack down on
complain vehemently about
beef about
go after
sound off about
let have it
sully
shame
smirch
tarnish
stain
taint
drag through the mire
reduce
besmear
damage
defile
fling mud at
blot
soil
bring discredit to
bring shame upon
muckrake
spread scandal about
spoil
spot
befoul
reflect badly on
bring shame on
blotch
breathe on
snub
disregard
make fun of
run smear campaign
rip up and down
tar and feather
flout
sink
gibe
foul
sniff at
caricature
burlesque
treat with contempt
pervert
embarrass
poison
underemphasize
de-emphasize
poke fun at
misrepresent
gloss over
reject
twit
set little store by
find lacking
disfavor
US
disesteem
disfavour
UK
tell lies about
nitpick over
undermine
hold in contempt
brush aside
shrug off
scout
sneeze at
set no store by
belie
abhor
prostitute
demoralize
US
rally
travesty
demoralise
UK
run a smear campaign against
pick at
look down upon
hold up to ridicule
jest
blacken someone's name
sully someone's reputation
rate too low
cast down
make little of
do an injustice to
drag someone's name through the mud
look down one's nose at
not do justice to
downcry
think little of
shun
back-bite
frown on
ruin
nitpick
ignore
discommend
clobber
complain about
slug
zap
villainize
defy
heap scorn on
laugh
corrupt
repudiate
jibe at
regard with contempt
prejudice
bastardize
US
deteriorate
warp
canker
subvert
debauch
deprave
profane
vitiate
high-hat
snoot
blemish
get at
fleer
swipe
dump
grin
crack
leer
take exception to
be contemptuous about
cock a snook at
snigger
sling mud
hate
put in a bad light
bastardise
UK
send up
show up
take the piss out of
brush off
blackguard
be wrong about
bring down
write false reports about
spread tales about
show contempt for
mark wrong
drag name through mud
turn up one's nose
give Bronx cheer
turn your nose up at
think too little of
drag someone's name through the mire
quip at
rank out
hoot
get angry with
wreck
total
demolish
gossip about
animadvert upon
crush
comment negatively
tone down
make nothing of
underplay
soft-pedal
question
harsh
frown
disvalue
condescend
mistrust
lie about
deign
talk trash
misjudge
not go for
cast slur on
put zingers on
slog
fluff
snipe
take dim view of
pass judgment
hold in disdain
moan about
grouse about
whine about
quibble about
carp about
drag through mud
miscalculate
to denigrate
review unfavorably
criticize strongly
bring under fire
knock off
write down
cut to bits
desecrate
attaint
own
gripe about
whinge about
betray
take a dig at
not do justice
miscarry
jive
knock down
snicker
smile
cock a snook
give bad press
harm
mar
think wrong
be against
not support
look down at
pronounce
proscribe
name
adjudge
frame
give a bad name to
make someone eat crow
cause to lose face
lose face
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
gibe at
be contemptuous of
turn up your nose
curl one's lip at
misbid
misrespect
chaff
brutalize
US
dehumanize
US
desensitize
US
weaken
play something down
shock
drag down
chill
abominate
look down nose at
be allergic to
look down your nose at
turn up one's nose at
look askance at
not believe in
sell out
be hostile to
argue against
jibe
torment
bemean
brutalise
UK
dehumanise
UK
desensitise
UK
lower the status of
bring shame to
throw shade at
be untrue to oneself
beat down
horrify
appal
UK
abandon one's principles
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
banter
quiz
razz
jolly
kid
lout
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
oppose
negate
be hostile towards
label
send up the river
lay at one's door
underprice
underprize
treat contemptuously
make jokes about
raise an
sicken
nauseate
repel
revolt
disobey
fail
make sport of
flout at
poke mullock at
turn one's nose up at
fail to appreciate
set too little store by
pass on
appall
US
thumb one's nose
demote
disown
discard
disclaim
mark
depress
injure the reputation of
cast aspersion
blacken someone's character
tarnish someone's name
taint someone's name
stain someone's good name
accuse falsely
sully someone's name
soil someone's name
blackball
cause a few raised eyebrows amongst
raise eyebrows amongst
cause raised eyebrows
dismay
take the mickey out of
characterize
US
designate
classify
class
stamp
tag
curl one's lip
tell someone to get lost
have no use for
have contempt for
refuse to acknowledge
crawl
expose
characterise
UK
mark out
look right through
give the cold shoulder to
sweep aside
give someone the brush-off
cold-shoulder
cast aside
subjugate
mimic
be above
be scornful about
spit on
refuse
piss over
renounce
confute
avoid
piss on
strumpet
blaspheme
plaster
imitate
blow raspberries at
laugh out of court
bring low
spoof
do
consider beneath you
turn down
cast a slur upon
ape
copy
consider beneath one
give the Bronx cheer to
spit in the face of
turn back on
curl your lip at
spit in the eye of
show in a bad light
ruin the reputation of
bring into disfavour
turn up your nose at
turn nose up at
damage someone's reputation
destroy someone's credibility
take off
put on
impersonate
parody
twist
sheik
US
mime
distort
do a takeoff of
joke
take the mickey
sheikh
UK
do an impression of
exaggerate
blacken name
defame someone's character
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause to proceed or move at a slower pace
slow
retard
delay
restrict
check
detain
hinder
curb
handicap
decelerate
impede
restrain
stunt
temper
curtail
hold back
hold up
inhibit
limit
obstruct
reduce
set back
slacken
stall
abate
decrease
diminish
hamper
keep back
lag
lessen
mire
moderate
regulate
retardate
stay
choke
embog
loiter
postpone
procrastinate
qualify
quiet
reef
interfere with
rein in
anchor it
back-water
bog down
cut back
keep waiting
lose speed
lose steam
put the brakes on
slow down
wind down
hit the brakes
let down flaps
get in the way of
block
encumber
stop
trammel
cramp
hamstring
arrest
stymie
halt
thwart
shackle
fetter
clog
hobble
bar
slow up
cumber
brake
handcuff
prevent
frustrate
dam
interrupt
bridle
put a brake on
baulk
UK
constrain
tie
stem
balk
US
hog-tie
confine
control
manacle
hang up
embarrass
derail
stonewall
short-circuit
cut off
tie up
shut down
stand in the way of
suppress
foil
deter
shelve
repress
suspend
defer
cripple
contain
close off
shut off
staunch
put back
put off
throw a spanner in the works of
stanch
prohibit
bork
freeze
disrupt
hold off
remit
prorogue
choke off
protract
crimp
hold over
prolong
get in the way
hold off on
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
forestall
still
stifle
catch
circumscribe
barricade
jam
constrict
close
stuff
hold
occlude
adjourn
scupper
clog up
blockade
block up
sabotage
oppose
interfere
forbid
pause
sandbag
stop up
bung up
faze
congest
draw up
withhold
bring up
pull up
interdict
fetch up
baffle
bring to a standstill
table
plug up
put an end to
mothball
nip in the bud
let up
pigeonhole
reschedule
hold in
hold down
put over
respite
weigh down
intermit
carry over
put on hold
extend
bring to screeching halt
lay on the table
put on back burner
put in cold storage
take a rain check on
back off
set aside
put on ice
take down
saddle with
lay over
give rain check
put on the back burner
hang fire
hold in abeyance
tie someone down
straitjacket
straiten
end
withstand
resist
cap
clot
delimit
inconvenience
preclude
discontinue
dissuade from
gum up
overload
step down
tie down
discomfit
rattle
fix
scrub
sidetrack
drop
brace
can
disadvantage
incommode
bind
entangle
chain
disconcert
contravene
counteract
stave off
make late
cramp someone's style
oppress
bother
charge
discommode
ease up
discourage
not allow to go beyond
keep within the limits of
down
hesitate
loaf
falter
dawdle
flag
poke
bog
knock off
foul up
screw up
set limits on
impose limits on
cramp one's style
give a hard time
make difficult
slam on the brakes
bring to an end
dissuade
smother
quash
debar
ward
avert
taboo
bit
outlaw
enjoin
slack
stand
fence
keep in
put on brakes
put an stop to
stem the flow of
plug
caulk
seal
not move
stand still
come to a standstill
stand off
peter out
become slower
close out
block out
close up
fill up
fill
pack
jam up
intercept
choke up
get slower
continue
block off
shut out
bung
lengthen
waive
make slower
reduce in speed
bottle
stopper
muzzle
gag
crab
throttle
obscure
screen
complicate
monkey with
keep
put a stop to
ban
keep in check
bottle up
disallow
silence
muffle
proscribe
circumvent
subdue
exclude
ward off
rule out
choke back
defeat
keep under control
cork
govern
ruin
dampen
spoil
nullify
avoid
obviate
fight back
cool
veto
kill
head off
forfend
counter
swallow
throw cold water on
squash
hem in
pour cold water on
deny
strangle
scotch
keep the lid on
tame
rein
squelch
embargo
overcome
bite back
criminalize
US
make illegal
put the kibosh on
criminalise
UK
keep within bounds
impair
keep lid on
neutralize
US
dull
conceal
abstain
stamp out
measure
rule
cease
fend off
neutralise
UK
refrain
stump
forbear
pull in
clamp down on
crack down on
defend against
talk out of
shush
spike
put a damper on
lock up
keep a lid on
button up
steer clear of
stop oneself
keep a tight rein on
sit on
damp
warn
damp down
peg
snooker
dash
desist
master
divert
terminate
forgo
overpower
deaden
censor
hide
crush
disadvise
burden
extinguish
put paid to
beat
eschew
cut short
leash
refuse
overturn
evade
be a hindrance to
chill
abjure
estop
cancel
quieten
do for
turn aside
quit
put the lid on
turn off
box in
put down
rein back
hold in check
cork up
shut in
break off
give up
keep down
deflate
dummy up
place an embargo on
depress
frighten
retain
stultify
bottleneck
wreck
deprecate
shorten
quell
conquer
quench
checkmate
entrammel
quelch
scare
scare off
demarcate
circumnavigate
bound
drive underground
pocket
submerge
sink
deprive
mute
forswear
escape
upset
set
reject
sidestep
skirt
blackball
imprison
disqualify
deflect
nix
shrink
put a lid on
negate
lay off
keep hold of
banish
boycott
shun
jail
US
gaol
UK
put a limit on
specify
put the stopper on
forsake
outwit
declare illegal
annul
demark
hush
gridlock
contract
cool down
cool off
define
delimitate
keep secret
drag one's feet
clip someone's wings
destroy
slap down
snuff out
tongue-tie
tether
keep inside
put at a disadvantage
pin down
put away
keep under wraps
give the run around
fight shy of
resist the temptation to
give a wide berth to
swear off
put half nelson on
clam up
place at a disadvantage
keep within limits
shut up
throw a spanner in the works
pass up
leave off
jack in
tie-up
get out of
inc
mar
bypass
cause to wait
cause to stay
fight
debilitate
bilk
offset
buck
ice
bottle something up
net
enmesh
ensnare
capture
cover up
prevent from making progress
disappoint
save
let
pre-empt
help
sideline
harsh
juke
ditch
take wind out of
crash
unsettle
snag
keep control of
put a crimp in
tie one's hands
forefend
condemn
blunt
get bogged down
incarcerate
intern
entrap
dry up
keep on a string
keep at bay
stave
keep off
anticipate
pick off
affect
disturb
calm
lower
keep a rein on
put out of commission
give disadvantage
take out
influence
tamper
black
forbid to
constipate
louse up
confuse
puzzle
mess up
put the brakes on
take out of play
confront
trouble
conflict
lock in
coop up
fence in
necessitate
close in
immure
concuss
shotgun
put a stopper in
put chill on
pass on
put a lock on
zing
act like a wet blanket
drag feet
hold captive
place injunction on
place an injunction on
discipline
confound
mystify
renounce
throw a spoke in the wheel of
immobilize
US
immobilise
UK
reserve
refuse to pay
put on the shelf
ration
crool
banjax
benumb
blanket
numb
cauterize
US
harness
nonplus
put straitjacket on
censure
lick
prescribe
throw monkey wrench in
come down on
close down
declare ineligible
modify
narrow
cut down on
pass by
enclose
encircle
illegalize
send up
inclose
put a ceiling on
ice out
curse
surround
prelimit
officially forbid
make it impossible for
make impossible
make it impracticable for
flummox
repulse
rebuff
tone down
girdle
impound
direct
hogtie
guide
except
eliminate
dead-end
corner
render null and void
dash one's hope
upset the applecart
devitalize
sap
weaken
make impracticable
cauterise
UK
cloud
allay
ostracize
US
slacken pace
pull back
box up
crack down
place a limit on
finish
dispense with
kick
do without
override
ostracise
UK
exile
keep in line
bring under control
have on a tight leash
draw the line on
mark off
keep tight rein on
keep yourself
hold out on
keep under one's hat
stop yourself
hold out
refuse to give
deduct
hold on to
keep to oneself
fail to disclose
leave alone
vanquish
overthrow
wrong
dumb
settle
discountenance
clam
overawe
lull
cow
take the pledge
go on the wagon
avoid doing
sit out
pass
be temperate
not touch
have nothing to do with
not do
take the cure
freeze out
play for time
put a spoke in someone's wheel
strike dumb
hold one's tongue
pipe down
hush-hush
soft-pedal
say nothing
make quiet
hush one's mouth
quiet down
disfavour
UK
shake
disfavor
US
indispose
triumph over
throw a monkey wrench into
treat harshly
count out
enfetter
enchain
gyve
pinion
overwhelm
dominate
bury
annihilate
abolish
put out
clamp
trample
shut out of
do a disservice to
tell against
treat unfairly
give a disadvantage to
be unfair to
put in an unfavourable position
treat unfavourably
inflict a handicap on
compose
collect
lock
chasten
internalize
US
internalise
UK
declare taboo
intimidate
daunt
trample on
chain up
clap
secure
cuff
dock
say no
put lid on
put kibosh on
beat down
bring to naught
simmer down
black out
demoralize
US
dishearten
caution
disincline
forego
bring to a stop
put in irons
clap in irons
cut
unnerve
give the thumbs down to
put the chill on
give the red light to
expostulate
dehort
counsel
exhort
remonstrate
prick
decline
put in chains
tie someone's hands
omit
belay
truncate
retrench
bring to a halt
demoralise
UK
make anxious
make nervous
caution against
advise against
warn off
urge against
persuade against
withhold from
keep from
sacrifice
abstain from
decline to
restrain oneself
refrain from
restrain yourself
go easy
give over
make worried
throw off
argue out of
urge not to
expostulate against
advise not to
chicken out
persuade not to
lean on
pare down
elide
abbreviate
lop
trim
syncopate
chop
abridge
cry out against
throw a wet blanket on
minify
tighten up
crop
clip
slim down
downsize
slash
boil down
get to meat
put in nutshell
roll back
put a restriction on
steer clear
more ❯
Verb
▲
To speak to or treat with disrespect or scorn
slight
insult
offend
affront
outrage
wound
dis
diss
disrespect
ridicule
mock
disparage
slap
deride
scorn
belittle
slur
contemn
pillory
rag
despise
discount
put down
scoff at
treat with contempt
pooh-pooh
jibe at
sneer at
make fun of
poke fun at
rag on
make jokes about
treat contemptuously
upset
hurt
annoy
distress
displease
vex
mortify
taunt
injure
pain
sting
pique
jeer
scoff
disoblige
slam
provoke
dump on
give offence to
cut to the quick
irritate
grieve
denigrate
gall
anger
irk
bother
disgruntle
shock
rile
disturb
needle
disdain
peeve
sneer
gibe
gird
flout
detract
satirize
US
lampoon
rally
twit
satirise
UK
laugh at
hurt someone's feelings
hold up to ridicule
put someone's back up
aggravate
slander
abuse
humiliate
trouble
sadden
disgust
exasperate
torment
miff
aggrieve
pan
roast
laugh
bug
nettle
put out
horrify
jar
fret
jeer at
crack
decry
fleer
caricature
jest
burlesque
grin
underrate
travesty
swipe
leer
dump
snigger
tick off
get to
cause offense
turn up one's nose
rank out
sneeze at
sniff at
give Bronx cheer
look down on
quip at
hold in contempt
crush
snicker
smile
misbid
misrespect
bruise
curl one's lip
rankle
scandalize
US
put
confront
criticise
UK
dispraise
criticize
US
scandalise
UK
scar
harm
damage
traumatize
US
give a zinger
give the cold shoulder
discomfort
hit where one lives
anguish
make someone's hackles rise
raise someone's hackles
ruffle someone's feathers
ail
agonize
US
torture
make miserable
crucify
traumatise
UK
get
plague
worry
depress
perplex
devastate
gnaw at
cause suffering to
repulse
afflict
sicken
repel
pester
faze
excruciate
nauseate
dog
discombobulate
disquiet
discommode
chafe
knock
shake up
tear to pieces
do in
eat at
discomfit
cause anguish
cause suffering
agonise
UK
turn off
bleed
mourn
burn up
be hurtful to
lambaste
nag at
cause sorrow
hurt one's feelings
hurt the feelings of
jive
make unhappy
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
thumb nose at
dismiss
chaff
be contemptuous of
condemn
gibe at
scout
vilify
skewer
jibe
quiz
detract from
kid
rib
lout
banter
razz
jolly
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
turn your nose up at
turn up your nose
curl one's lip at
pour scorn on
shoot down
heap scorn on
make sport of
flout at
poke mullock at
cock a snook at
take the piss out of
take the mickey out of
do a number on
ruffle
dismay
disconcert
agitate
nark
antagonize
US
rattle
spite
snub
antagonise
UK
zing
embarrass
malign
tease
libel
defame
dishonor
US
turn one off
discredit
impugn
give offence
hack off
rub up the wrong way
tread on someone's toes
be disagreeable
rankle with
be an affront to
put someone's nose out of joint
calumniate
hurt somebody's feelings
be offensive
get someone's goat
revile
abase
asperse
sledge
miscall
derogate
slang
debase
blister
curse
degrade
dishonour
UK
cause offence to
bad-mouth
be rude to
trash-talk
slag off
cut dead
treat disrespectfully
call names
cast aspersions on
step on one's toes
call someone names
throw shade
harrow
persecute
oppress
wrong
move
perturb
prick
maltreat
mistreat
sear
cut
harass
ill-treat
affect
make wretched
touch
bite
cause anguish to
prickle
cause pain
rasp
grate
gripe
itch
frost
eat
inflict suffering on
inflict pain on
punish
ill-use
cause pain to
stab
frustrate
thwart
foil
prey on
cause someone distress
molest
scourge
nip
begrudge
beset
crab
grudge
misrepresent
strike
stir
excite
hang up
cramp style
louse up
get even
poke
penetrate
rouse
thrill
upset the apple cart
martyr
pierce
cheat
ache
work over
throb
make your heart bleed
impose upon
take advantage of
do wrong to
do injury to
do a disservice to
do the dirty on
sin against
trespass
kick in the teeth
bad mouth
do an injustice to
offend against
smart
hit hard
give someone the works
put on the rack
infuriate
break the heart of
incense
ride
gravel
exacerbate
rark
hump
cause discomfort
pinch
get across
awake
absorb
quicken
grab
ignite
goose
attract
interest
motivate
goad
bum out
wind up
be tender
twinge
work up
make waves
give someone the hump
egg on
inflame
cramp
play up
constrain
burn
give the business
get under skin
be sore
kill
be painful
give a hard time
get a rise out of
convulse
cause discomfort to
nick
bloody
misuse
disserve
incommode
inconvenience
cross up
lash out at
treat roughly
trample on
cause injury to
pick on
do violence to
lay a finger on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use
wear
abrade
chafe
erode
rasp
rub
fray
gall
frazzle
fret
scrape
scratch
graze
corrade
corrode
scour
consume
grind
scuff
waste
deteriorate
dissolve
crumble
impair
use
decay
bother
fade
overuse
overwork
tax
undermine
weather
wear away
eat away
wear out
wear thin
become worn
wear down
wear through
bite into
eat away at
rub away
gnaw away
become threadbare
crumble away
grind away
rub down
wash away
waste away
gnaw away at
scrape off
use up
go to seed
excoriate
grate
shred
tear
skin
unravel
file
tatter
distress
become ragged
become tattered
come apart
grind down
rip
irritate
roughen
bark
hurt
rub painfully
rub against
pound
break down
overcome
raze
pinch
riffle
ripple
rub raw
burn
inflame
make ragged
wear threadbare
drag
brush
lacerate
damage
peel
flay
strip
ravel
triturate
erase
go through
scrape away
go into holes
wear off
rub off
scrape out
oxidize
US
gnaw
rust
destroy
eat
nibble
corrupt
tarnish
oxidate
spoil
flake
burn into
burn through
oxidise
UK
bite at
decompose
bite
rot
canker
score
cut
etch
buff
sand
nick
polish
wound
sandpaper
eat into
mark
shave
clean
pare
incise
scrub
snick
gouge
burnish
gash
cleanse
decorticate
furbish
notch
smooth
wash
husk
hull
shuck
hone
disintegrate
scarify
wipe
engrave
rub something raw
mop
scuff up
make a mark on
denude
shell
chip
wash something away
sear
rake
thin
remove
strip away
peel away
dent
scar
sponge
deface
exfoliate
swab
groove
key
scrawl on
excorticate
scale
prick
scrabble
dissipate
exhaust
melt
liquefy
weaken
grit
gnash
clear
slit
slash
break the skin of
devour
take off
run through
rend
split
lessen
sap
diminish
crunch
scrunch
shape
puncture
cleave
chip away at
refine
finish
level
break up
injure
shear
slice
purge
flush
whiten
cut open
maim
tear apart
dight
shine
nip
carve
pierce
lance
furrow
buff up
pumice
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work
abridged
bowdlerised
UK
bowdlerized
US
censored
cut
edited
expurgated
shortened
compressed
reduced
condensed
contracted
abbreviated
concise
summarized
US
truncated
potted
curtailed
brief
shrunk
abstracted
summary
synoptic
thumbnail
summarised
UK
trimmed
pruned
diminished
shorter
decreased
clipped
lessened
cropped
cut short
precised
bare-bones
synopsized
outline
pared down
compact
succinct
concentrated
compendious
constricted
telescoped
cut-down
slimmed-down
encapsulated
edited down
slimmed down
short
miniaturized
US
economized
US
downsized
scaled down
miniaturised
UK
subtracted
made smaller
economised
UK
skeleton
digest
sketch
essential
stripped down
terse
pithy
laconic
epigrammatic
aphoristic
curt
apothegmatic
crisp
sententious
monosyllabic
capsule
telegraphic
short and sweet
elliptical
elliptic
breviloquent
compendiary
to the point
in a nutshell
boiled down
pointed
incisive
sparing
perfunctory
rapid
quick
little
small
cursory
snappy
lapidary
snippety
recapped
precipitate
compacted
rehashed
run-down
in a few well-chosen words
apocopic
limited
hurried
hasty
run-through
snippy
fast
summarizing
US
ephemeral
unprolonged
summarising
UK
lean
swift
precise
economical
decurtate
abbreviate
curtate
transient
bare
not protracted
in few words
apocopate
cut to the bone
comprehensive
gnomic
close
short and to the point
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Adjective
▲
Made easy
basic
easy
shortened
simplified
clear
abridged
reduced
interpreted
uncomplicated
made plain
fundamental
essential
introductory
rudimentary
primary
basal
elemental
underlying
elementary
beginning
abecedarian
initial
foundational
rudimental
primitive
meat-and-potatoes
preliminary
original
substratal
prefatory
simplex
plain
primo
uncomplex
simplest
ABCs
duck soup
child's play
meat and potatoes
preparatory
initiatory
early
bog-standard
radical
straightforward
facile
Adjective
▲
Certain to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome
doomed
ill-fated
cursed
unlucky
bedevilled
UK
condemned
fated
hapless
hopeless
ill-omened
luckless
star-crossed
ill-starred
unfortunate
unhappy
blighted
dead
done
fey
finished
foredoomed
jinxed
kaput
kaputt
ruined
sunk
bedeviled
US
bewitched
convicted
destined
destroyed
disaster-prone
foreordained
lost
menaced
overthrown
overwhelmed
predestined
reprobate
sentenced
suppressed
threatened
undone
unredeemed
wrecked
done for
dead duck
thrown down
under a curse
in the cards
kiss of death
que sera sera
unpropitious
wretched
inauspicious
disastrous
snakebitten
snakebit
adverse
hard luck
ominous
unfavourable
UK
unfavorable
US
infelicitous
unsuccessful
calamitous
broken
afflicted
defeated
out of luck
fateful
ruinous
toast
accursed
disadvantageous
miserable
untoward
shattered
poor
stricken
troubled
forsaken
destitute
unprosperous
unpromising
awkward
in a bad way
catastrophic
wiped out
inept
forlorn
misfortunate
accident-prone
desperate
pained
regrettable
burdened
inopportune
lamentable
deplorable
washed up
in trouble
at an end
anathematized
on the rocks
in flames
dead in the water
gloomy
discouraging
disheartening
excommunicated
detrimental
untimely
bleak
black
beaten
baleful
thwarted
hexed
devastated
over
woeful
dire
washed-up
dashed
in pieces
in tatters
in ashes
in ruins
in shreds
sad sack
ill-boding
up the creek without a paddle
down the tubes
down for the count
down the drain
all washed up
damaging
unbecoming
unsuitable
inappropriate
excommunicate
infernal
unholy
disadvantaged
ill-chosen
unsanctified
crushed
censured
faulted
direful
frustrated
foiled
bodeful
sinistrous
baneful
uninviting
clumsy
killed
condemned to hell
deleterious
creepy
foreboding
portentous
doubtful
devastating
klutzy
all thumbs
two left feet
bungling
for the high jump
in deep water
for it
cataclysmic
dubious
off-putting
unhopeful
tragic
fallen
pitiful
bringing bad luck
desolate
falling
terrible
pathetic
pitiable
harmful
abject
fatal
dreadful
destructive
incorrigible
irredeemable
incurable
worthless
losing
failing
cataclysmal
ravaging
awful
shocking
injurious
appalling
grievous
bad
annihilatory
horrible
devastative
dark
damning
irreclaimable
irretrievable
inveterate
abortive
sinister
defunct
smashed
vulnerable
aimless
past hope
past praying for
alone
cooked
ended
extinct
gone
woebegone
voodooed
loser
through
totaled
floored
jonah
beyond recovery
beyond hope
bankrupt
had it
on the skids
out of circulation
burned out
belly-up
out of business
down and out
exhausted
drained
spent
empty
liquidated
poor fish
over with
behind the eightball
down on one's luck
past it
played out
done in
wound up
over the hill
gone to the wall
dead and buried
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▲
Elementary, simple or merely functional
basic
plain
simple
straightforward
unadorned
uncomplicated
ordinary
unpretentious
unsophisticated
adequate
rudimentary
spartan
undecorated
unfussy
unornamented
meager
US
meagre
UK
minimal
modest
undeveloped
unostentatious
bare-bones
unembellished
without frills
rough and ready
stripped down
stark
unvarnished
austere
unpatterned
measly
severe
bare
plain vanilla
restrained
uncluttered
clean
spare
functional
Spartan
bald
unelaborate
sparse
workaday
muted
minimalist
utilitarian
clinical
penny plain
no-frills
understated
naked
chaste
ascetic
no-nonsense
everyday
homespun
homely
minimum
no frills
essential
discreet
bleak
honest
practical
characterless
impersonal
unfurnished
classic
patternless
colourless
UK
soulless
antiseptic
raw
dry
pure
colorless
US
bare bones
lean
standard
moderate
conservative
unadulterated
stripped-down
monastic
subdued
fundamental
hard
frugal
bog-standard
cold
barren
serviceable
useful
economy
generic
reduced
unpresumptuous
down-to-earth
trim
utility
institutional
humble
minimalistic
elegant
graceful
hard-wearing
simplistic
symmetrical
streamlined
smooth
wholesome
fresh
skeleton
natural
tasteful
exquisite
uncomplex
inelaborate
unrefined
acceptable
homey
unassuming
hearty
without airs
conventional
regular
shapely
definite
smallest possible
clean-cut
well defined
homestyle
without ornamentation
without ornament
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