Thesaurus / flak
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The news raised some ire on social media Thursday and may generate some flak in certain corners of conservative culture, but it’s not actually controversial, said Neil Saunders, managing director of retail at GlobalData in New York.
NO MORE ‘MR.’ POTATO HEAD: HASBRO MAKES CLASSIC TOY GENDER NEUTRALTAYLOR TELFORDFEBRUARY 25, 2021WASHINGTON POST
While Reed caught plenty of flak for his actions Saturday — in large part because of cheating accusations lodged against him in the past — McIlroy got the benefit of the doubt in the eyes of most observers.
Android gets a lot of flak for its inability to update every smartphone quickly, but that's based on smartphone standards.
GOOGLE KILLS ANDROID THINGS, ITS IOT OS, IN JANUARYRON AMADEODECEMBER 17, 2020ARS TECHNICA
I think for all the flak social media takes, people are not talking about that enough, which is that it is empowering kids to be creative in a more direct way than it has ever before done.
FINNEAS ON HITTING IT BIG FROM HIS CHILDHOOD BEDROOMSEAN BRASWELLOCTOBER 21, 2020OZY
High Command in England thought the Germans might have come up with a new weapon as no flak or enemy fighters were seen.
THE BIOGRAPHY OF A RABBITROY BENSON
It was a tough mission because the flak was so heavy and the other defenses were greater because the factories were important.
THE BIOGRAPHY OF A RABBITROY BENSON
As one of the boys in the bomber crew had been hit in the knee by flak, he had it all wrapped up in bloody cloths.
THE BIOGRAPHY OF A RABBITROY BENSON
I'll take you right down on top of them, and nuts to their flak fire.
DAVE DAWSON AT TRUKROBERT SYDNEY BOWEN
Stan went straight toward the hill, flying low to keep out of the flak.
A YANKEE FLIER OVER BERLINAL AVERY
The Berlin defenders would depend upon flak, as fighters were useless against the fast Mosquitoes.
A YANKEE FLIER OVER BERLINAL AVERY
WORDS RELATED TO FLAK
- Bronx cheer
- animadversion
- aspersion
- bad press
- blast
- brickbats
- call down
- carping
- cavil
- censure
- critical remarks
- cut
- denunciation
- disparagement
- faultfinding
- flak
- hit
- knock
- nit-picking
- objection
- opprobrium
- pan
- panning
- put down
- quibble
- rap on knuckles
- reproof
- roast
- slam
- slap
- slap on wrist
- static
- stricture
- swipe
- vitriol
- zapper
- bone
- bone of contention
- bone to pick
- clinker
- conflict
- contention
- denial
- difference
- disaccord
- discord
- dissension
- dissidence
- disunity
- far cry
- flak
- hassle
- heresy
- heterodoxy
- misbelief
- nonagreement
- nonconcurrence
- nonconformism
- nonconformity
- nope
- objection
- opposition
- poles apart
- protest
- refusal
- resistance
- schism
- sour note
- spat
- split
- strife
- unorthodoxy
- variance
- aftereffect
- aftermath
- backlash
- backwash
- can of worms
- causatum
- chain reaction
- conclusion
- consequence
- corollary
- denouement
- development
- end
- end product
- event
- eventuality
- fallout
- flak
- follow through
- follow-up
- fruit
- issue
- outcome
- outgrowth
- precipitate
- pursuance
- ramification
- reaction
- reflex
- repercussion
- response
- sequel
- sequence
- side effect
- spin-off
- upshot
- waves
- animosity
- antagonism
- bad blood
- bad feeling
- bickering
- bone to pick
- conflict
- counteraction
- discontent
- discord
- disharmony
- dispute
- dissension
- faction
- factionalism
- flak
- hassle
- hatred
- hostility
- impedance
- incompatibility
- interference
- opposition
- quarrel
- resentment
- resistance
- rivalry
- row
- ruckus
- rumpus
- set-to
- sour note
- strife
- trouble
- wrangling
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