Synonyms for going over
Most common
hiding dressing down pummeling check audit repair lecture overhauling
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Hiding — A sound thrashing, beating
hiding, dressing down, pummeling, smackdown slang informal
3. Repair — an overhaul
4. Lecture — A severe, thorough scolding
lecture, browbeating, objurgation rare
Other
overhauling, earful informal, castigation, upbraiding
Definitions
- n. 1
An inspection, examination, review, or investigation.
After the bankruptcy, our accounts were given a thorough going over.
- n. 2
An overhaul.
- n. 3
A severe, thorough scolding.
- n. 4
A sound thrashing, beating.
When the mob men finally found him, they gave him a good going over that left him clinging to life.
Related words
- Other spellings
- going-over
Example sentences
- hiding I know you are hiding yourself behind the curtain.
- pummeling The wind was pummeling the trees pretty hard.
- check I'd like to check out. Could you call the bellboy?
- audit Did they conduct a cybersecurity audit recently?
- repair After his knee repair, he could walk without pain.
By length
- 5 letters
- check1, audit2
- 6 letters
- repair2, hiding2, earful2
- 7 letters
- lecture2
- 8 letters
- revision3, scrutiny3
- 9 letters
- smackdown, pummeling3
- 10 letters
- renovation4, upbraiding
- 11 letters
- overhauling4, browbeating, castigation, objurgation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (audit2 = 2 syllables).