do a number on
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RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR DO A NUMBER ON
bruising
verbbreak blood vessel; discolorcheat
verbdefraud, fool- bamboozle
- beat
- beguile
- bilk
- bleed
- bunco
- burn
- caboodle
- chisel
- con
- cozen
- crib
- cross
- deceive
- defraud
- delude
- diddle
- do
- do a number on
- double-cross
- double-deal
- dupe
- fast talk
- finagle
- fleece
- flimflam
- fudge
- give bum steer
- gouge
- gyp
- hoodwink
- hose
- jerk around
- milk
- mislead
- pull one's leg
- ream
- rip off
- rook
- rope in
- sandbag
- scam
- screw
- shaft
- short
- shuck
- skin
- snow
- stiff
- sucker
- swindle
- take
- take for a ride
- take in
- take out
- trick
- trim
- two-time
- victimize
criticize
verbdisapprove, judge as bad- animadvert on
- bash
- blame
- blast
- blister
- carp
- castigate
- censure
- chastise
- chide
- clobber
- come down on
- condemn
- cut down
- cut to bits
- cut up
- denounce
- denunciate
- disparage
- do a number on
- dress down
- excoriate
- find fault
- fluff
- fulminate against
- fustigate
- give bad press
- hit
- jump on
- knock
- lambaste
- nag at
- nit-pick
- pan
- pick at
- rap
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reprobate
- reprove
- rip
- roast
- scathe
- scorch
- skin
- skin alive
- slam
- slog
- slug
- take down
- trash
- trim
- zap
criticized
verbdisapprove, judge as bad- animadvert on
- bash
- blame
- blast
- blister
- carp
- castigate
- censure
- chastise
- chide
- clobber
- come down on
- condemn
- cut down
- cut to bits
- cut up
- denounce
- denunciate
- disparage
- do a number on
- dress down
- excoriate
- find fault
- fluff
- fulminate against
- fustigate
- give bad press
- hit
- jump on
- knock
- lambaste
- nag at
- nit-pick
- pan
- pick at
- rap
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reprobate
- reprove
- rip
- roast
- scathe
- scorch
- skin
- skin alive
- slam
- slog
- slug
- take down
- trash
- trim
- zap
criticizing
verbdisapprove, judge as bad- animadvert on
- bash
- blame
- blast
- blister
- carp
- castigate
- censure
- chastise
- chide
- clobber
- come down on
- condemn
- cut down
- cut to bits
- cut up
- denounce
- denunciate
- disparage
- do a number on
- dress down
- excoriate
- find fault
- fluff
- fulminate against
- fustigate
- give bad press
- hit
- jump on
- knock
- lambaste
- nag at
- nit-pick
- pan
- pick at
- rap
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reprobate
- reprove
- rip
- roast
- scathe
- scorch
- skin
- skin alive
- slam
- slog
- slug
- take down
- trash
- trim
- zap
decry
verbcriticize, blame- abuse
- asperse
- bad-mouth
- belittle
- calumniate
- censure
- condemn
- cry down
- defame
- denounce
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- devalue
- diminish
- discount
- discredit
- disgrace
- disparage
- do a number on
- downgrade
- dump on
- hit
- knock
- lower
- malign
- mark down
- minimize
- opprobriate
- pan
- poor-mouth
- put down
- rail against
- rap
- reprehend
- reprobate
- run down
- slam
- take away
- take swipe at
- throw stones at
- traduce
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- vilify
- write off
defame
verbinflict libel or slanderdefamed
verbinflict libel or slanderRoget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.