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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Her mother described her as a "princess" in a statement read out at a vigil held for her at Alice Springs.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In a victim impact statement, read out in the court, Kol's foster mother described how she "immediately fell in love with him".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Statements made by Kevin Okyere and Igho Sanomi to UK investigators were read out in Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Veradermics is already running its second Phase 3 study in men, which is set to read out later this year, and is recruiting women for a Phase 2/3 trial.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

The poem by the Sweet Singer that Charlie read out at Aunt Maud’s funeral went this way:

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

read out

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