Definitions

read out

VERB

censure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonish berate castigate chastise chide denounce discipline rebuff rebuke reprimand reproach scold

STRONG

abuse animadvert asperse attack backbite blame cavil contemn denigrate deprecate disapprove disparage impugn incriminate judge knock lecture ostracize remonstrate reprehend reprove upbraid

WEAK

carp at cut up exprobate find fault with get after look askance pick apart pull apart take to task tear apart tell off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve commend compliment flatter forgive laud praise

STRONG

agree cherish defend endorse protect sanction

WEAK

allow permit

VERB

inveigh

Synonyms

STRONG

admonish berate blast castigate censure condemn except expostulate kick lambaste object protest rail recriminate remonstrate reproach roast scold scorch trash upbraid vituperate

WEAK

crack down on go after have at jump down one's throat lay into lay out let have it rip into sound off tongue-lash work over

Antonyms

STRONG

accept agree allow approve compliment flatter laud praise uphold

Example Sentences

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Since the end of January, the jury has heard evidence from 76 witnesses who took the stand in court or via video link while a further 42 witness statements were read out in court.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Both remained impassive as the verdicts were read out.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

To convince his fellow legislators, he read out loud from two ProPublica stories about women in Texas who died without lifesaving care.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei's message was read out by Tehran's Friday prayer leader Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari, while his previous statements have been relayed by state television.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

That night Mum read out Aunt Gloria’s letter.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

read out

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