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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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She remained stoic as the verdict, the $3-million damages award and the finding for punitive damages were read out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

After the four replacement ambulances were delivered, Richman read out a statement saying that Monday was the "darkest day" in the charity's existence.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"The jury has difficulty coming to a consensus regarding one defendant, do you have any advice on how to move forward?" the jurors told Judge Carolyn Kuhl, according to a note she read out loud.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

That message of defiance wasn’t delivered by Khamenei himself: It was read out on state television by a female news anchor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Next they read out loud again, which was painful, and afterward they studied science, which was fun as far as she could understand it.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata