Synonyms for lower the boom
- admonish
- castigate
- censure
- chide
- criticize
- denounce
- rebuke
- reproach
- upbraid
- check
- lecture
- lesson
- monish
- rap
- reprehend
- reprove
- call on the carpet
- chew out
- come down on
- dress down
- give piece of one's mind
- give the dickens
- light into
- take to task
- tell off
- tick off
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Antonyms for lower the boom
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WORD ORIGIN
mid-15c., earliest use was for bees and wasps, probably echoic of humming. The meaning "make a loud noise" is 15c. Cf. bomb. Meaning "to burst into prosperity" (of places, businesses, etc.) is 1871, American English. Related: Boomed; booming. Boom box first attested 1978.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR LOWER THE BOOM
blame
verbaccuse; place responsibility- admonish
- ascribe
- attribute
- blast
- blow the whistle on
- censure
- charge
- chide
- climb all over
- condemn
- criticize
- denounce
- denunciate
- disapprove
- express disapprobation
- find fault with
- finger
- frame
- hold responsible
- impute
- indict
- jump all over
- jump down one's throat
- knock
- lay a bad trip on
- lay at one's door
- lay to
- let one have it
- lower the boom
- pass the buck
- point the finger
- rap
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reproach
- reprove
- roast
- saddle
- skin
- stick it to
- tax
- upbraid
blaming
verbaccuse; place responsibility- admonish
- ascribe
- attribute
- blast
- blow the whistle on
- censure
- charge
- chide
- climb all over
- condemn
- criticize
- denounce
- denunciate
- disapprove
- express disapprobation
- find fault with
- finger
- frame
- hold responsible
- impute
- indict
- jump all over
- jump down one's throat
- knock
- lay a bad trip on
- lay at one's door
- lay to
- let one have it
- lower the boom
- pass the buck
- point the finger
- rap
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reproach
- reprove
- roast
- saddle
- skin
- stick it to
- tax
- upbraid
reprimanded
verbblame, scoldreprimanding
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