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See definition of read the riot act on Dictionary.com
  • as inbring to book
  • as incastigate
  • as indecree
  • as indictate
  • as indispose
  • as inlambaste
  • as inreprove

synonyms for read the riot act

  • call on the carpet
  • take to task
  • tongue-lash
  • berate
  • censure
  • chastise
  • criticize
  • excoriate
  • flog
  • lambaste
  • lash
  • penalize
  • pummel
  • punish
  • rebuke
  • reprimand
  • scold
  • upbraid
  • baste
  • beat
  • blister
  • cane
  • chasten
  • correct
  • discipline
  • drub
  • flay
  • rail
  • rate
  • ream
  • scarify
  • scorch
  • scourge
  • thrash
  • whip
  • bawl out
  • chew out
  • come down on
  • drag over the coals
  • dress down
  • jump down one's throat
  • lay out
  • lean on
  • scathe
  • tongue-lash
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 278 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to read the riot act, such as: call on the carpet, take to task, and tongue-lash.
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WORDS RELATED TO READ THE RIOT ACT

  • call on the carpet
  • read the riot act
  • take to task
  • tongue-lash
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.