flays Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- rails-at-or-against-
- admonishes
- chastises
- lambastes
- rags
- dresses-down
- reproaches
- hammers
- rebukes
- mocks
- scores
- lambasts
- upbraids
- bawls-out
- attacks
- chides
- bastes
- calls-down
- berates
- castigates
- jaws
- faults
- lays-into
Weak:
- pans
- lashes
- reviles
- condemns
- blasts
- chews-out
- reprehends
- ridicules
- reads-the-riot-act-to-
- abuses
- disparages
- censures
- rants-at-
- tongue-lashes
- scorns
- harangues
- remonstrates-with-
- rates
- vituperates
- laces-into-
- bad-mouths
- keelhauls
- takes-to-task
- scourges
- reams-out-
- slams
- crucifies
- reproves
- assails
- excoriates
- disses
- knocks
- scoffs
- belittles
- denounces
Meaning of flays
flays
to criticize harshly, to scold severely, lash sense 1b, to strip off the skin or surface of
flays Sentence Examples
- The furious critic flayed the film mercilessly, eviscerating it with his harsh words.
- The historian's research paper flayed the government's policies, revealing their underlying flaws.
- The prosecutor flayed the defendant's alibi, shredding it to pieces in front of the jury.
- The outraged citizens flayed the mayor for his corruption, demanding his immediate resignation.
- The investigative journalist flayed the corporation's unethical practices, exposing their greed and deceit.
- The school inspector flayed the principal for the poor performance of his pupils, leaving him reeling from the criticism.
- The rapper's lyrics flayed society's ills, painting a vivid picture of inequality and injustice.
- The war correspondent's dispatches flayed the horrors of the conflict, revealing the devastating impact on civilians.
- The surgeon flayed open the abdomen with precision, accessing the damaged organ.
- The leather craftsman flayed the hide of an ox, preparing it for its transformation into a fine garment.
FAQs About the word flays
to criticize harshly, to scold severely, lash sense 1b, to strip off the skin or surface of
lectures, blames,scolds, criticizes, reprimands, rails (at or against), admonishes, chastises, lambastes, rags
indorses, endorses,approves, extols, lauds,sanctions, praises,extolls
The furious critic flayed the film mercilessly, eviscerating it with his harsh words.
The historian's research paper flayed the government's policies, revealing their underlying flaws.
The prosecutor flayed the defendant's alibi, shredding it to pieces in front of the jury.
The outraged citizens flayed the mayor for his corruption, demanding his immediate resignation.
