Excoriate

/ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt/

Synonyms for "excoriate" (51 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Verb(4 words)

condemn decry abrade berate

abrade assail attack bark blister

Noun(2 words)

blasting blowtorches

Strong matches (15)

castigate crawl decorticate drub flay fret fustigate gall

Verb(6 words)

chafe criticize crucify denounce erode lambast

Noun(1 words)

horsewhip

Related words (25)

lambaste lash pare peel roast rub scalp scarify scathe scold scorch score scourge skinskin aliveslash slate strip trounce

Noun(2 words)

lambaste lambasting

Verb(4 words)

lambastes objurgate reprobate scratch

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More general

8 entries

abrade abrase corrade criticize denouncerub downrub offskin damage

More specific

5 entries

abrasion beratement condemnation denunciation excoriation

Collocations

6 entries

harsh condemnationmoral outragepublic denouncementscathing assessmentsevere rebukestrong critique

Inflections

3 entries

excoriated excoriates excoriating

Derivations

2 entries

excoriation excoriator

Sample sentences

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The teacher continued to excoriate the student after his academic issues.

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Madeleina di Farja had described Ori, and Cutter had envisaged an angry, frantic, pugnacious boy eager to fight, excoriating his comrades for supposed quiescence.

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Mr. Green, a former city public advocate and candidate for mayor in 2001, ran ads excoriating Mr. Cuomo’s ethics.

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The tabloids branded him forevermore as the “love rat,” and Pasternak was excoriated for peddling mawkish fantasy.

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