Synonyms of dress down

dress down

verb

as in to scold

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scold
• lecture
• reprimand
• rail (at or against)
• call down
• blame
• chew out
• criticize
• bawl out
• rant (at)
• read the riot act (to)
• ream (out)
• lay into
• jaw
• rag
• berate
• tongue-lash
• fault
• upbraid
• chastise
• rate
• attack
• lambast
• admonish
• rebuke
• keelhaul
• score
• reproach
• mock
• flay
• remonstrate (with)
• castigate
• take to task
• hammer
• baste
• lambaste
• lace (into)
• chide
• pan
• condemn
• slam
• knock
• crucify
• diss
• lash
• denounce
• put down
• revile
• abuse
• harangue
• assail
• blast
• reprove
• censure
• scourge
• ridicule
• reprehend
• belittle
• excoriate
• disparage
• scorn
• vituperate
• scoff
• dis
• bad-mouth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• endorse
• sanction
• indorse
• praise
• laud
• extol
• extoll

Examples of dress down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And while the trend itself has a more sophisticated, uptown kind of vibe, it can be dressed down all the same. —Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024

That doesn’t please Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, who dressed down his under-performing team earlier this week. —Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024

This white satin skirt can be dressed up or dressed down depending on what the occasion calls for. —Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024

Meanwhile, Patrick dressed down for the celebration and wore dark khaki pants with a Louis Vuitton T-shirt. —Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024