We were surprised to hear him make such scathing remarks about his best friend.
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Scathing
/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
Synonyms for "scathing" (101 found)
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Adjective(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(3 words)
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Noun(7 words)
Verb(4 words)
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6 entriesbiting criticismbiting rhetoricblistering critiquecaustic prosecaustic remarkscathing tirade
Collocations
5 entriesscathing assessmentscathing critiquescathing indictmentscathing remarkscathing review
Inflections
2 entriesmore scathingmost scathing
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2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Her scathing putdown made it clear what she thought of his comments.
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Tom was unprepared for the scathing criticism meted out to him by his boss.
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Tom wrote a scathing review of Mary's book.
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