If you try to defend the seniority-based corporate escalator these days all you'll get is flak from younger employees.
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Flak
/flæk/
Synonyms for "flak" (133 found)
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Closest matches (27)
abuseadverse criticismaggressivenessanimadversionantiaircraft fireartilleryaspersionbad noticesbad pressbatterybellicositybelligerencebickeringblamecannoncannonrycaptiousnesscarping
Noun(9 words)
Strong matches (40)
cavilcavilingcensoriousnesscensurecoast artillerycombativenesscomplaintscondemnationcontentiousnesscriticismcross firecurtain firedirect firedisapprobationdisapprovaldissensiondissentdissidencedry fireexception
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factionfactiousnessfaultfindingfield artilleryfile firefirefire of demolitionfirepowerfireworksfiringflackground firegunfightgunfire
Noun(6 words)
Related words (66)
gunplayhairsplittingheavy field artilleryhigh-angle firehithome thrusthorizontal firehostile criticismhypercriticalnesshypercriticismimputationinfightinginterdiction fireirascibilityirritabilityknocklitigiousnessmachine-gun firemortar firemusketry
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naggingnigglenigglingnitnit pickingnit-pickingobloquyoppositionordnanceovercriticalnesspartisan spiritpartisanshippercussion firepesteringpettifoggingpistol firepriggishnesspugnacityquarrelsomenessquibblequibblingraking fireraprapid firereflectionreproachfulnessricochet firerifle fireshellfireshoot outshoot-outshootingshrewishnesssiege artillerysiege engineslamstaticstrictureswipetaking exceptiontime firetrench artillerytrichoschistismvertical firezone fire
Noun(1 words)
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4 entriesCollocations
5 entriesflak jacketheavy flakmedia flakpolitical flakpublic flak
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Tom copped a lot of flak after he left Mary and the kids for another woman.
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She took a lot of flak.
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I got a lot of flak for my decision.
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