Synonyms of dresses down

dresses down

verb

present tense third-person singular of dress down

as in scolds

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolds
• lectures
• reprimands
• calls down
• rails (at or against)
• bawls out
• blames
• criticizes
• rants (at)
• lays into
• reams (out)
• jaws
• reads the riot act (to)
• berates
• lambasts
• keelhauls
• chews out
• upbraids
• tongue-lashes
• scores
• chastises
• faults
• rebukes
• takes to task
• rags
• admonishes
• attacks
• rates
• reproaches
• flays
• castigates
• mocks
• remonstrates (with)
• hammers
• bastes
• lambastes
• reprehends
• chides
• slams
• pans
• laces (into)
• vituperates
• crucifies
• condemns
• knocks
• denounces
• lashes
• abuses
• reviles
• assails
• reproves
• puts down
• harangues
• blasts
• excoriates
• ridicules
• censures
• belittles
• scourges
• scoffs
• disparages
• scorns
• bad-mouths
• disses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• indorses
• sanctions
• praises
• extols
• lauds
• extolls