What's another word for
What's the opposite of
Meaning of the word
Words that rhyme with
Sentences with the word
Translate
From English
To English
to
Afrikaans
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chichewa
Chinese
Corsican
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Esperanto
Estonian
Farsi
Filipino
Finnish
French
Frisian
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Gujarati
Haitian Creole
Hausa
Hebrew
Hindi
Hmong
Hungarian
Icelandic
Igbo
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Javanese
Kannada
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Lao
Latin
Latvian
Lithuanian
Luxembourgish
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Malayalam
Maltese
Maori
Marathi
Mongolian
Burmese
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Samoan
Scots Gaelic
Serbian
Sesotho
Shona
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Somali
Spanish
Sundanese
Swahili
Swedish
Tajik
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Xhosa
Yiddish
Yoruba
Zulu
Find Words
All Words
2-Letter Words
3-Letter Words
4-Letter Words
5-Letter Words
6-Letter Words
7-Letter Words
8-Letter Words
9-Letter Words
10-Letter Words
11-Letter Words
12-Letter Words
13-Letter Words
14-Letter Words
Starting With
Ending With
Containing Exactly
Containing the Letters
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Word Finder
Find the
Plural
Singular
Past Tense
Present Tense
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
of
Pronounce the word
in
Afrikaans
Albanian
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin
Malay
Malayalam
Marathi
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Find Names
Meaning of the name
Origin of the name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions
Rhymes
Sentences
Translations
Find Words
Word Forms
Pronunciations
☀
Appearance
✓
Use device theme
✓
Dark theme
✓
Light theme
What is another word for
read the riot act
?
Need
synonyms for read the riot act
? Here's a list of
similar words
from our
thesaurus
that you can use instead.
Contexts
To scold or berate somebody
To command the doing of by one's authority
Verb
▲
To scold or berate somebody
admonish
rebuke
reprimand
scold
berate
castigate
censure
chastise
chide
criticise
UK
criticize
US
lambaste
lecture
reprove
upbraid
bawl out
dress down
carpet
bollock
tell off
lay into
take to task
blow up at
haul over the coals
lace into
pitch into
chew out
give someone a dressing-down
have a go at
let someone have it
ream out
give a rocket
give someone a bollocking
give someone an earful
give someone a roasting
give someone a telling-off
tear off a strip
give someone a rollicking
give someone what for
reproach
rate
call down
rag
keelhaul
tick off
blast
remonstrate with
give a talking-to
rap over the knuckles
objurgate
reprehend
pull up
give someone hell
give someone a mouthful
lambast
tear into
monster
trim
give someone a wigging
give someone a rating
flay
rail against
tongue-lash
rail at
rap
wig
give someone a caning
hammer
give someone a row
rant at
come down on
score
baste
row
slap down
jaw
blow up
give someone some stick
send someone away with a flea in their ear
rake over the coals
condemn
excoriate
blame
denounce
put on the mat
jump on
slap on the wrist
revile
vituperate
attack
slate
abuse
vilify
flame
find fault with
nag
tear a strip off
chasten
ream
slam
yell at
slap someone's wrist
put down
lash
rip into
light into
diss
rail
savage
pan
reprobate
slash
harangue
scathe
scorch
go on at
blister
jump down one's throat
call on the carpet
trash
disparage
bash
assail
asperse
potshot
pummel
US
belabor
US
belabour
UK
sail into
check
pummelled
UK
take to the woodshed
cavil
give a piece of one's mind
come down hard on
knock
roast
crucify
discipline
lash into
accuse
fulminate against
caution
scourge
slap
slag off
exprobate
bring to book
lesson
lay down the law
talk to
monish
denigrate
malign
pillory
arraign
rubbish
carp at
bad-mouth
inveigh against
run down
skewer
bag
call to account
draw the line
smear
give a going over
slang
tell a thing or two
find fault
preach
cut up
rap on knuckles
trounce
put someone on the hot seat
contemn
pin your ears back
punish
rip
shoot down
scarify
tie into
slap on wrist
crawl all over
get after
speak to
strongly criticize
climb all over
recriminate
jawbone
expostulate
beat up on
criticize severely
put someone on the griddle
drub
lean on
burn someone's ears
rake
exprobrate
rake over coals
ferule
sort out
attask
have words with
skin
denunciate
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
lay out
lower the boom
send someone away with a flea in his
give the dickens
give tongue-lashing
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
reprimand severely
insult
have words
rap across the knuckles
severely reprimand
give someone a carpeting
eat out
criticize hatefully
shout at
cuss out
give one hell
jump all over
chew
rank on
give going-over
moralize
US
give piece of mind
moralise
UK
slander
zap
oppose
carp on
sound off
go after
fry
tear apart
cry down
traduce
bark at
calumniate
curse
growl
vilipend
rile
mete out punishment to
criticize strongly
be hard on
rag on
tear down
teach a lesson
make an example of
pick on
visit
lay on
dishonor
US
call to task
twit
dishonour
UK
give comeuppance
disgrace
point the finger
give the devil
discredit
express disapproval of
defame
objurate
lose one's temper with
have someone on the carpet
bite someone's head off
give the business
jump down someone's throat
keep after
threap
taunt
harass
give a hard time
take down a peg
take down
get on
burn one's ears
scratch
cut
incise
lacerate
lance
scorn
backbite
ostracise
UK
rollick
animadvert
look askance
rebuff
incriminate
remonstrate
impugn
pick apart
ostracize
US
adjure
come down on like a ton of bricks
correct
warn
counsel
throw the book at
speak
give someone stick
advise
cudgel
deride
shellac
call over the coals
smother
strike
hit
have your knife in
injure
deprecate
besmirch
disapprove of
slur
cavil at
maul
pour scorn on
cast aspersions on
nitpick about
bag on
throw brickbats at
give some stick to
animadvert on
give a bad press to
pull to pieces
pull apart
hit out at
sledge
give flak to
derogate
vituperate against
pick holes in
decry
libel
stain
blot
stigmatize
US
degrade
belittle
sully
debase
tarnish
give a black eye
shame
stigmatise
UK
soil
smirch
lower
besmear
blacken
defile
taint
fault
drag through the mud
drag through the mire
bring into disrepute
spoil
damage
do a number on
spot
blotch
bring discredit to
breathe on
reflect badly on
befoul
bring shame upon
cast a slur on
give a bad name
rip up and down
speak ill of
do a hatchet job on
scandalize
US
cane
muckrake
reduce
disrespect
scandalise
UK
bring shame on
tar and feather
sling mud at
spread scandal about
fling mud at
run smear campaign
dispraise
slag
dis
embarrass
slight
lay at one's door
hold accountable
hold responsible
deplore
charge
execrate
frame
inculpate
finger
impeach
name
take to pieces
indict
impute
zing
blemish
brand
give someone a bad press
undermine
poison
point finger at
assign guilt to
show up
find lacking
gripe about
complain about
grouch about
quibble about
carp about
moan about
grouse about
whine about
minimize
US
discount
humiliate
proscribe
humble
offend
bellyache about
whinge about
beef about
nitpick over
persecute
oppress
disapprove
argue with
anathematize
prosecute
sound off about
declaim
hose
minimise
UK
demean
allege
detract
take apart
abase
cheapen
prejudice
fustigate
foul
ridicule
sink
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
disesteem
give something a bad press
pick to pieces
lash out
tax
scapegoat
dump on
cut to the quick
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
impute blame to
lay blame on
hold accountable for
single out
hold responsible for
condemn for
blame for
attribute blame to
call out
carp
complain
protest
refute
question
reject
criminate
badmouth
lampoon
nag at
dress-down
pass strictures upon
rant
ride
miscall
assault verbally
blackguard
ruin
disagree with
rave at
blacken someone's reputation
fulminate
attribute
criticize harshly
pile in
confront
hold someone to blame
complain to
declaim against
charge with
start on
start in
be rude to
call names
blow off
cut down
swear at
scream at
round on
let fly
deflate
browbeat
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
poor-mouth
sling mud
tear to pieces
take on
storm
rage
give a tongue-lashing
trash-talk
jump on one's case
snap someone's head off
go for the jugular
yelp
yap
inveigh
bawl
think badly of
express disapprobation
express disapprobation of
stick it to
mortify
abash
bring charges against
object to
bring to account
chagrin
tear to shreds
frown on
take issue with
disconcert
own
have at
work over
crack down on
think wrong
be against
not support
make uncomfortable
make someone eat crow
make someone feel ashamed
cut down to size
look askance at
discountenance
take exception to
not believe in
make a protest to
object
discommend
negate
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
be hostile towards
saddle
raise an
hold liable
pass on
assign fault to
lay the blame on
place the blame on
accuse of
pass the buck
lay a guilt trip on
consider guilty of
find guilty of
lay a bad trip on
assign liability to
snub
insinuate
depreciate
skin alive
judge
pronounce
adjudge
kick in the teeth
slap in the face
hit where one lives
implicate
declare unfit
send up
put away
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
send up the river
pin on
devalue
tax with
stick on
criticize for
lay at the door of
attribute to
point a
lay the blame on someone for
attribute liability to
lodge complaint
hold answerable for
declare guilty
censure with
denounce for
mudsling
expose
diminish
compromise
put in a bad light
ruin the reputation of
pooh-pooh
damage someone's reputation
destroy someone's credibility
detract from
bring into disfavour
show in a bad light
blacken someone's name
more ❯
Verb
▲
To command the doing of by one's authority
decree
command
order
dictate
ordain
rule
decide
prescribe
proclaim
call
demand
determine
direct
enact
mandate
pronounce
adjudge
enjoin
announce
authorise
UK
authorize
US
compel
constrain
declare
force
impose
oblige
require
set
lay down
lay down the law
put your foot down
charge
instruct
bid
promulgate
choose
guide
govern
influence
state
set down
set out
call the play
call the tune
establish
legislate
constitute
make
pass
appoint
designate
commission
fix
install
US
delegate
assign
elect
nominate
name
effect
instal
UK
ratify
vote in
sanction
place
institute
organize
US
select
organise
UK
judge
specify
formulate
resolve
arrange
find
engage
conclude
detail
employ
set up
induct
pick
deem
stipulate
implement
settle
requisition
introduce
sign up
draft
US
approve
assess
request
inaugurate
exact
draught
UK
bring about
figure
carry through
put through
hire
make into law
decide on
consider
hold
effectuate
reckon
postulate
estimate
esteem
advance
pursue
initiate
validate
evaluate
rate
think
adjudicate
legalize
US
suppose
endorse
accept
empower
gather
form
administer
execute
put in force
make laws
adopt
carry out
draw up
legalise
UK
accredit
particularize
US
invest
entitle
particularise
UK
contract
perceive
depute
OK
allot
allocate
bring to bear
bring into effect
enroll
US
title
elect for
confirm
take on
bid for
settle on
post
enrol
UK
cast as
recruit
rule on
usher in
come up with
conduct
practise
UK
foresay
deal
bless
define
recommend
schedule
practice
US
found
arrange a time for
arrange a date for
intend
create
license
UK
walk heavy
deal with
levy
warrant
lay
start
begin
cause
enact laws
carry
support
clear
put
licence
US
count
fulfill
US
wage
engage in
fulfil
UK
originate
want
wish
cast
deputize
US
back
apply
enforce
establish laws
give nod
deputise
UK
swear in
constitutionalize
place trust in
identify
plant
launch
develop
charter
pioneer
shape
innovate
permit
certify
undertake
write prescription
make provision for
pick out
exert
insist
will
carry off
pull off
negotiate
compass
follow through with
resolve on
agree upon
fix up
agree on
decide upon
fix on
view
regard
conceive
pass laws
codify laws
fine
spell out
guarantee
promise
agree
insist on
condition
insist upon
write a prescription for
legislate for
handpick
slap
tax
collect
believe
appraise
value
christen
proffer
enlist
label
denominate
put into effect
formulate laws
vouch for
ratify laws
agree to
vote for
brand
peg
denote
surmise
specificate
specificize
pledge
wreck
wreak
clap
saddle
recognize
US
mark
recognise
UK
propose
tab
tag
classify
slot
appreciate
invest in
tender
asseverate
make provision
put laws in force
enforce laws
opt for
point to
put one's finger on
pin down
cherry-pick
single out
put down for
settle upon
regard as
put in place
see as
size up
think of
look on
ensure
make it a condition
underwrite
provide
have as a condition
deduce
theorize
US
infer
theorise
UK
say
lay down laws
view as
choose to do
lay on
believe to be
weigh up
figure out
sum up
make a judgement
attach
pass upon
tap
co-opt
install as
steamroll
transact
accomplish
railroad
make law
give the go-ahead to
put into practice
give the OK to
vote favorably
jam through
give the green light to
railroad through
give the seal of approval to
get the floor
give the thumbs up to
more ❯
Find more words!
Another word for
Opposite of
Meaning of
Rhymes with
Sentences with
Find word forms
Translate from English
Translate to English
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Words starting with
Words ending with
Words containing exactly
Words containing letters
Pronounce
Find conjugations
Find names
From Afrikaans
From Albanian
From Amharic
From Arabic
From Armenian
From Azerbaijani
From Basque
From Belarusian
From Bengali
From Bosnian
From Bulgarian
From Catalan
From Cebuano
From Chichewa
From Chinese
From Corsican
From Croatian
From Czech
From Danish
From Dutch
From Esperanto
From Estonian
From Farsi
From Filipino
From Finnish
From French
From Frisian
From Galician
From Georgian
From German
From Greek
From Gujarati
From Haitian Creole
From Hausa
From Hebrew
From Hindi
From Hmong
From Hungarian
From Icelandic
From Igbo
From Indonesian
From Irish
From Italian
From Japanese
From Javanese
From Kannada
From Kazakh
From Khmer
From Korean
From Kurdish
From Kyrgyz
From Lao
From Latin
From Latvian
From Lithuanian
From Luxembourgish
From Macedonian
From Malagasy
From Malay
From Malayalam
From Maltese
From Maori
From Marathi
From Mongolian
From Burmese
From Nepali
From Norwegian
From Polish
From Portuguese
From Punjabi
From Romanian
From Russian
From Samoan
From Scots Gaelic
From Serbian
From Sesotho
From Shona
From Sinhala
From Slovak
From Slovenian
From Somali
From Spanish
From Sundanese
From Swahili
From Swedish
From Tajik
From Tamil
From Telugu
From Thai
From Turkish
From Ukrainian
From Urdu
From Uzbek
From Vietnamese
From Welsh
From Xhosa
From Yiddish
From Yoruba
From Zulu
To Afrikaans
To Albanian
To Amharic
To Arabic
To Armenian
To Azerbaijani
To Basque
To Belarusian
To Bengali
To Bosnian
To Bulgarian
To Catalan
To Cebuano
To Chichewa
To Chinese
To Corsican
To Croatian
To Czech
To Danish
To Dutch
To Esperanto
To Estonian
To Farsi
To Filipino
To Finnish
To French
To Frisian
To Galician
To Georgian
To German
To Greek
To Gujarati
To Haitian Creole
To Hausa
To Hebrew
To Hindi
To Hmong
To Hungarian
To Icelandic
To Igbo
To Indonesian
To Irish
To Italian
To Japanese
To Javanese
To Kannada
To Kazakh
To Khmer
To Korean
To Kurdish
To Kyrgyz
To Lao
To Latin
To Latvian
To Lithuanian
To Luxembourgish
To Macedonian
To Malagasy
To Malay
To Malayalam
To Maltese
To Maori
To Marathi
To Mongolian
To Burmese
To Nepali
To Norwegian
To Polish
To Portuguese
To Punjabi
To Romanian
To Russian
To Samoan
To Scots Gaelic
To Serbian
To Sesotho
To Shona
To Sinhala
To Slovak
To Slovenian
To Somali
To Spanish
To Sundanese
To Swahili
To Swedish
To Tajik
To Tamil
To Telugu
To Thai
To Turkish
To Ukrainian
To Urdu
To Uzbek
To Vietnamese
To Welsh
To Xhosa
To Yiddish
To Yoruba
To Zulu
English
French
Afrikaans Word
Albanian Word
Arabic Word
Bengali Word
Chinese Word
Croatian Word
Czech Word
Danish Word
Dutch Word
English Word
Finnish Word
French Word
German Word
Greek Word
Hindi Word
Hungarian Word
Icelandic Word
Indonesian Word
Italian Word
Japanese Word
Korean Word
Latin Word
Malay Word
Malayalam Word
Marathi Word
Nepali Word
Norwegian Word
Polish Word
Portuguese Word
Romanian Word
Russian Word
Serbian Word
Slovak Word
Spanish Word
Swahili Word
Swedish Word
Tamil Word
Telugu Word
Thai Word
Turkish Word
Ukrainian Word
Uzbek Word
Vietnamese Word
Welsh Word
All words
2-letter words
3-letter words
4-letter words
5-letter words
6-letter words
7-letter words
8-letter words
9-letter words
10-letter words
11-letter words
12-letter words
13-letter words
14-letter words
Plural of
Singular of
Past tense of
Present tense of
Verb for
Adjective for
Adverb for
Noun for
Meaning of name
Origin of name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
read the riot act
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Advanced Search
Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
See Also
What is the opposite of read the riot act
?
Words that rhyme with read the riot act
What is the past tense of read the riot act
?
Use our
Synonym Finder
Nearby Words
read through
read-through
read-throughs
read up
read up on
ready
read swiftly
reads up on
reads up
reads through
reads the riot act
reads swiftly
Find Synonyms
read the riot act
go
Word Tools
Finders & Helpers
Apps
More
Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2023
