told off Sentence Examples
- The strict teacher told off the chatty students for interrupting the lesson.
- The boss told off the employee for repeatedly making the same mistake.
- The coach told off the team for their sloppy performance.
- The parents told off their child for misbehaving in public.
- The jury told off the lawyer for their unethical tactics.
- The librarian told off the noisy group for disturbing the peace.
- The doctor told off the patient for not following their medical advice.
- The neighbor told off the loud dog for barking incessantly.
- The critic told off the author for their poorly written book.
- The judge told off the defendant for lying under oath.
told off Meaning
told off
reprimand, excoriate, to assign to a special duty, scold entry 2 sense 2, reprimand, to number and set apart
Synonyms & Antonyms of told off
Synonyms:
- rated
- belittled
- jawed
- gibbeted
- lambasted
- keelhauled
- disparaged
- flayed
- deprecated
- criticized
- scored
- castigated
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- denounced
- reprimanded
- depreciated
- condemned
- reproached
- objurgated
- admonished
- rebuked
- censured
- chastised
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word told off
reprimand, excoriate, to assign to a special duty, scold entry 2 sense 2, reprimand, to number and set apart
upbraided, chewed out, scolded, lectured, berated, railed (at or against), bawled out, punished, ragged, dressed down
cited, commended, indorsed, honored, endorsed, hailed, approved, praised, acclaimed,applauded
The strict teacher told off the chatty students for interrupting the lesson.
The boss told off the employee for repeatedly making the same mistake.
The coach told off the team for their sloppy performance.
The parents told off their child for misbehaving in public.
