Thesaurus / read the riot act
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synonyms for read the riot act
- 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
- declare
- dictate
- enact
- impose
- proclaim
- announce
- command
- compel
- constrain
- decide
- demand
- determine
- force
- oblige
- ordain
- prescribe
- pronounce
- require
- rule
- set
- lay down the law
- put one's foot down
- govern
- guide
- impose
- lay down
- prescribe
- bid
- bulldoze
- charge
- control
- decree
- direct
- enjoin
- instruct
- lead
- manage
- ordain
- order
- pronounce
- regiment
- rule
- set
- call the play
- call the shots
- call the tune
- lay down the law
- put foot down
- take the reins
- walk heavy
- adapt
- incline
- predispose
- tempt
- actuate
- adjust
- arrange
- array
- bend
- bias
- condition
- determine
- distribute
- fix
- govern
- group
- induce
- influence
- lead
- locate
- marshal
- motivate
- move
- organize
- prepare
- promote
- prompt
- put
- range
- rank
- regulate
- set
- settle
- shepherd
- stand
- sway
- systematize
- tailor
- call the tune
- lay down the law
- make willing
- methodize
- put one's foot down
- put to rights
- ride herd on
- set in order
- assail
- berate
- castigate
- excoriate
- scold
- upbraid
- attack
- blister
- bludgeon
- censure
- criticize
- cudgel
- denounce
- flay
- flog
- hammer
- hit
- pan
- pelt
- pound
- pummel
- rebuke
- reprimand
- roast
- scorch
- scourge
- shellac
- slam
- slap
- slash
- smear
- smother
- strike
- thrash
- trim
- wallop
- whip
- lash into
- rake over the coals
- rip into
- scathe
- admonish
- berate
- castigate
- censure
- chide
- condemn
- lambaste
- lecture
- reprimand
- reproach
- scold
- upbraid
- bawl out
- chew out
- jump down one's throat
- lay into
- take to task
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.
WORDS RELATED TO READ THE RIOT ACT
- baste
- bawl out
- beat
- berate
- blister
- cane
- censure
- chasten
- chastise
- chew out
- come down on
- correct
- criticize
- discipline
- drag over the coals
- dress down
- drub
- excoriate
- flay
- flog
- jump down one's throat
- lambaste
- lash
- lay out
- lean on
- penalize
- pummel
- punish
- rail
- rate
- read the riot act
- ream
- rebuke
- reprimand
- scarify
- scathe
- scold
- scorch
- scourge
- thrash
- tongue-lash
- upbraid
- whip
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.