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Synonyms of tell off

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Another word for tell off is number. Other synonyms of tell off are enumerate, give somebody a piece of one's mind, give somebody what-for, read somebody the riot act and scold.

Synonyms and similar words for tell off

verbTo count off (numbers, members of a sequence etc.); to enumerate.

verbTo rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish, often in a harsh, angry, direct way.

  • give somebody a piece of one's mind

verbMore synonyms

  • give somebody what-for
  • read somebody the riot act
  • scold
  • number

Meaning of tell off

  1. verb To number off (a group of soldiers); to divide up (soldiers) in this way.
  2. verb To assign (someone) to a particular task, duty etc.; to depute, to allocate.
  3. verb To count off (numbers, members of a sequence etc.); to enumerate.

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Questions about synonyms of tell off

What is another word for tell off?
Tell off has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as number, enumerate, give somebody a piece of one's mind, give somebody what-for, read somebody the riot act and scold.
What does tell off mean?
Tell off means to number off (a group of soldiers); to divide up (soldiers) in this way.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tell off (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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