Antonyms for call on the carpet
| Grammar : Verb |
Definition of call on the carpet
- As in jaw : verb criticize
- As in rebuke : verb reprimand; criticize harshly
- As in reprimand : verb blame, scold
- As in row : verb argue, fight
- As in bring to book : verb call to account
- As in chide : verb criticize, lecture
- As in admonish : verb warn, strongly criticize
Synonyms for call on the carpet
- abuse
- admonish
- advise
- baste
- bawl out
- berate
- bicker
- blame
- brawl
- call down
- call on the carpet
- carp on
- castigate
- censure
- check
- chew out
- chide
- climb all over
- come down hard on
- come down on
- condemn
- counsel
- criticize
- denounce
- ding
- dispute
- draw the line
- dress down
- enjoin
- exhort
- exprobate
- find fault
- flay
- forewarn
- fry
- give a going over
- give a hard time
- give a piece of one's mind
- give piece of one's mind
- give the dickens
- glue
- go after
- growl
- hoist
- jack up
- jaw
- jawbone
- jump down one's throat
- jump on
- lay into
- lean on
- lecture
- lesson
- light into
- lower the boom
- monish
- notice
- oppose
- pay
- quarrel
- rail
- rake
- rap
- rap on knuckles
- rate
- read
- read the riot act
- ream
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprove
- revile
- rip
- scold
- scrap
- sit on
- slap on the wrist
- slap on wrist
- sound off
- spat
- speak to
- squabble
- take down
- take down a peg
- take to task
- talk to
- tear apart
- tell a thing or two
- tell off
- tick off
- tiff
- tongue lash
- tongue-lash
- upbraid
- vituperate
- warn
- wrangle
- zap
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