Synonyms of come down on
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Another word for come down on is correct. Other synonyms of come down on are penance, penalize, chastise, gruel and castigate.
Synonyms and similar words for come down on
verbTo punish or criticize (someone).
- excoriate
- reprimandTo reprove in a formal or official way.
- castigateTo punish or reprimand someone severely.
- chastiseTo punish, especially by corporal punishment.
- admonish
- animadvert
- bash
- bawl out
- tilt
- cannonadeTo discharge artillery fire upon.
- slash
- lash
- blame
- scorch informal
- blast
- berateTo chide or scold vehemently.
- censure
- charge
- chew outTo lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- chide
- condemn
- criticize
- denounce
- denunciateTo condemn openly.
- deprecate
- derogate
- dispraiseTo notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
- drag slang
- dress down
- eat someone alive
- find faultTo criticize something excessively.
- fulminate
- get at
- get downTo depress; discourage; fatigue.
- get up Australia
- give somebody a piece of one's mind
- give somebody what-for
- inveigh
- lace into
- lambaste
- lay into
- lecture
- light intoTo set upon or attack.
- objurgate
- pooh-poohTo dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish.
- put someone on blast slangTo embarrass by publicly denouncing or exposing, especially by using social media.
- rate
- read somebody the riot act
- rebukeTo criticise harshly; to reprove.
- reprehendTo criticize, to reprove.
- reproach
- reprove
- rip into
- rubbish Australia
- savage
- scold
- skewer figuratively
- slam
- slate
- tear intoTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
- tell off
- threap
- tick off
- tosh
- keelhaul
- upbraid
- vilify
- vituperate
- amerceTo punish; to make an exaction.
- correctTo discipline; to punish.
- fix someone's wagonTo cause injury, distress, or inconvenience to someone, especially as punishment or as a comeuppance.
- have someone's guts for gartersTo reprimand severely.
- have someone's head figurativelyTo punish someone severely, as by sacking (firing), imprisonment, or similarly harsh penalties.
- have someone's hide figurativelyTo punish or subdue someone.
- give it to someoneTo punish, criticize or verbally abuse someone.
- give someone what for slangTo punish; to rebuke.
- give what forTo scold; to punish, especially verbally.
- gruelTo punish.
- nail someone to the wallTo punish or discipline extremely harshly.
- penalizeTo subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
- penanceTo impose penance; to punish.
- punish
- tan someone's hide figurativelyTo beat or spank someone, usually on their backside.
- teach someone a lessonTo punish someone for a serious transgression they have committed so that they do not commit it again.
- berisp obsoleteTo censure; reprove.
- chasten archaicTo chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement.
- malavogue Ireland, datedTo punish or trounce.
- tar out dated, slangTo punish; to pay back or take revenge on.
verbTo attack or harass (someone).
- beset
- set upon
- abuse
- aggress
- assail
- assault
- attack
- beatTo hit; to strike.
- beleaguer
- bepommel
- besiege
- bombard
- dust up
- fall on
- fall upon
- hit figuratively
- impugn
- invade
- lay siege
- let someone have it
- onfall
- onset
- overrun
- pommelTo pound or beat.
- pound
- rush
- set the dogs upon
- storm
- strike
- strike at
- wap
- whap
Meaning of come down on
- verb To punish or criticize (someone).
- verb To attack or harass (someone).
- verb To pressure (someone or something); to strictly enforce something on (someone or something).
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