Synonyms for call down
Most common
have words dress down take to task lecture bring up put forward
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Have words
have words, dress down, take to task, lecture, jaw, rebuke, reprimand, chew up, rag, chide, lambast UK, lamblast US, scold, berate, bawl out, trounce, remonstrate, chew out slang US
2. Bring up
bring up, put forward, raise, call forth, stir, invoke, evoke, conjure, conjure up, arouse
Definitions
- v. 1
To lower (a price, value) by official proclamation.
- v. 2
To bring (punishment, condemnation etc.) upon someone, as from above.
I shall call down God's wrath upon you!
Example sentences
- lecture I ought to have attended the lecture but I didn't.
By length
- 3 letters
- jaw1, rag1
- 4 letters
- stir1
- 5 letters
- raise1, evoke2, scold1, chide1
- 6 letters
- invoke2, rebuke2, arouse2, berate2
- 7 letters
- lecture2, conjure2, trounce1, lambast
- 8 letters
- lamblast
- 9 letters
- reprimand3
- 11 letters
- remonstrate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evoke2 = 2 syllables).