Synonyms for tell off
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Verb
1. Come down on
come down on, brush down, denounce, tick off, scold, castigate, upbraid, lambast UK, lamblast US, vituperate formal rare
Definitions
- v. 1
To number off (a group of soldiers); to divide up (soldiers) in this way.
Example sentences
- denounce The alterglobalists denounce growing inequalities.
- number What number should I call in case of an emergency?
- enumerate Can you enumerate St. Petersburg's advantages over Moscow?
By length
- 5 letters
- scold1
- 6 letters
- number2
- 7 letters
- lambast, upbraid2
- 8 letters
- denounce2, lamblast
- 9 letters
- enumerate4, castigate3
- 10 letters
- vituperate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (number2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- passer un savon