gibbeted

verb

past tense of gibbet
as in crucified

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibbeted
  1. flayed
  2. lashed
  3. pilloried
  4. upbraided
  5. scolded
  6. berated
  7. blamed
  8. excoriated
Verb
  • Hamilton has flayed his Republican opponent for not holding public town halls -- an argument that resonates with Ubel.
    — Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of flayed
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  • Over the weekend, Hurricane Simon lashed at the country's Pacific Coast as a Category 4 hurricane.
    — Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
  • San Diego lashed 30 of his 88 pitches for fouls, as Misiorowski’s command and velocity escaped him in the second inning.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of lashed
Verb
  • He was pilloried near and far for electing to save ace Chris Sale for Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Dodgers rather than send him to the mound for Sunday’s Game 2.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The studio must have had some idea that the film was going to get pilloried in some corners as the ad went live even before the review embargo broke Tuesday.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pilloried
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  • The council member then upbraided the SpaceX representative for the vagueness of some of her replies.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That said, at one point Eleanor captures Sofia giving Dunst a note about the scene where Marie Antoinette is upbraided by her ambassador (played by Steve Coogan) for paying more attention to sleeve lengths than a looming diplomatic crisis.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of upbraided
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  • District of Columbia Judge Ana Reyes angrily scolded government attorneys in a hearing to block the government from cutting down more trees at East Potomac Golf Course.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually, all charges were dropped days before trial after Perry was finally given the full, unredacted grand jury transcripts and scolded prosecutors for violating the inherent trust placed in the office.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of scolded
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  • But after another report appeared later, Rubio — speaking Thursday before leaving Athens — berated journalists for asking about the allegations.
    — Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • After getting berated by Shanahan on the sideline during the playoff loss in Seattle last January, Green has played at a high level this season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of berated
Verb
  • At least $343,100 is to be spent on surveillance after the president falsely blamed vandals for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
    — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Many senior Democrats blamed her, along with the rest of the family and his close aides, for hiding his condition.
    — Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of blamed
Verb
  • The message came after Trump excoriated him for voting against his signature tax law last summer.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Australia’s prime minister, for example, excoriated OpenAI and Altman for failing to alert officials in a timely manner that an agent had targeted a government health website.
    — Robert Hart, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of excoriated
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“Gibbeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbeted. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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