CALLED DOWN Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

called down

verb

past tense of call down

as in scolded

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings I was called down by my supervisor for not catching the accounting error sooner

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Recent Examples of called down After leaving the field at the end of the third, Fried walked into the tunnel leading to the visitors’ clubhouse, flanked by pitching coach Matt Blake, who immediately called down to the bullpen to have Paul Blackburn warm up. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 13 May 2026 Even the New York State Police had been called down to join, and were standing around in their purple ties and Dudley Do-Right hats. — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026 At another point, NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman called down to Earth to NASA’s IT specialists on the ground to report that both versions of Microsoft’s email program Outlook installed on his computer were not working. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026 Ming opened up her fourth floor window and called down to the firefighters below. — Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2026 Derpetrossian was working with a hot shot crew with the Angeles National Forest when he got called down to help fight fires that were popping up around Los Angeles while the Palisades Fire wreaked havoc on the city’s Westside. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026 Scott said, when he was called down to the lobby, James threatened his family. — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025 On July 14th, Etoria was called down to intake with a group of men of diverse nationalities. — Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 They are insulated with feathers from ducks or geese called down. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025

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In fact, during testing, the handheld triggered nostalgic memories of playing Final Fantasy Legend and Mario Land 2 on long car rides to my grandparents' house, but without the eye strain and being scolded for playing in the dark as the sun set.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
For over a year, the White House has scolded and threatened the Smithsonian.

— Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of scolded

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The lawsuit says the officer was reprimanded and removed from further field training of Wadell.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Spencer Pratt, the former Republican candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, also reprimanded Khanna for pushing the statewide wealth tax while enriching himself.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of reprimanded

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Some parties, including wildfire survivors and some lawmakers that represent fire-scarred districts, had criticized his accountability measures as too loose.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
But the union representing former Spirit flight attendants has criticized the carrier for selling the data.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

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