Synonyms for pillory

Most common

savage · crucify · punish · ridicule · gibbet · pillorize

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To put in a pillory.

2. n. 1

   A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

Related words

Phrases

finger pillory

Forms

Plural

pillories

Past participle

pilloried
e.g. pilloried → crucified, savaged, blasted, gibbeted…

Example sentences

• savage There are still some savage tribes on that island.
• punish People punish petty thieves but love big thieves.
• ridicule He exposed himself to the ridicule of his classmates.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

blast¹

6 letters

savage², punish², gibbet

7 letters

crucify³

8 letters

ridicule³

9 letters

pillorize, pillorise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (savage² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

mettre au pilori

Deutsch

anprangern