taking to task (Meaning)
taking to task
to call (someone) to account for a shortcoming
Synonyms & Antonyms of taking to task
Synonyms:
- beefing
- carping
- gibbeting
- whining
- reprimanding
- admonishing
- murmuring
- cavilling
- assailing
- bitching
- growling
- putting down
- chiding
- kvetching
- quibbling
- disparaging
- clobbering
- griping
- moaning
- grumbling
- dissing
- skewering
- complaining
- grousing
- lashing
- muttering
- blasting
- bellyaching
- niggling
- crabbing
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
taking to task Sentence Examples
- The teacher took the students to task for their poor behavior.
- The manager took the employee to task for failing to meet deadlines.
- The coach took the team to task for their lackluster performance.
- The doctor took the patient to task for not following his instructions.
- The parent took the child to task for being disrespectful.
- The supervisor took the new hire to task for making several errors.
- The boss took the intern to task for not taking initiative.
- The professor took the student to task for plagiarizing an assignment.
- The lawyer took the witness to task for contradicting himself.
- The journalist took the politician to task for evading questions.
FAQs About the word taking to task
to call (someone) to account for a shortcoming
criticizing, knocking, condemning, denouncing, blaming, faulting, finding fault (with), coming down hard (on), panning, dispraising
praising, approving, recommending, endorsing, extolling, sanctioning,commending, indorsing, lauding,
The teacher took the students to task for their poor behavior.
The manager took the employee to task for failing to meet deadlines.
The coach took the team to task for their lackluster performance.
The doctor took the patient to task for not following his instructions.
