Synonyms for lace into
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Tear into — to vigorously attack, either physically or verbally
light into, tear into, dress down, assault, rip into informal, criticize UK US, criticise UK, rebuke, reprimand, scold, assail, excoriate, condemn, censure, castigate, lambast UK, lamblast US
2. Lay into
lay into informal, lam into informal, pitch into slang
Definitions
- v. 1
To vigorously attack, either physically or verbally.
A bulldozer does its dirty work Tuesday lacing into the first of several Beach Street buildings that will be rendered rubble.
- v. 2
To consume with gusto.
Example sentences
- assault Tom currently faces charges of aggravated assault.
- rebuke He took it for an implied rebuke.
By length
- 5 letters
- scold1
- 6 letters
- rebuke2, assail2
- 7 letters
- assault2, condemn2, censure2, lambast
- 8 letters
- lamblast
- 9 letters
- criticize3, criticise, reprimand3, castigate3, excoriate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rebuke2 = 2 syllables).