These answers tied to “Dresses down” aren’t hypothetical—they come from crossword completions where solvers encountered the same clue wording. Each entry shown here proved to be correct.
Answer List:
- CHIDES
- TELLSOFF
- SCOLDS
- REBUKES
- UPBRAIDS
- CHASTISES
- FLAYS
- ABASES
- REPROVES
Synonyms and Definitions
CHIDES
- Synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce
SCOLDS
- Synonyms: common scold, grouch, grumble, nag, nagger, scolder
REBUKES
- Synonyms: reprehension, reproval
UPBRAIDS
- Synonyms: reproach, upbraid
CHASTISES
- Synonyms: castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate
FLAYS
- Synonyms: flay
ABASES
- Synonyms: abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify
REPROVES
- Synonyms: admonish, reprove