Synonyms of rails (at or against)

rails (at or against)

verb

present tense third-person singular of rail (at or against)

as in scolds

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

we could hear the cook in the kitchen railing against his assistant and wondered if we'd ever get our food

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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