score

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SCORE

to mark with or as if with a line or groove <the glassblower scored the glass rod first so that it would break cleanly>

Synonyms groove, scribe, seam

Related Words abrade, file, graze, mill, rasp, scarify, scratch; bevel, chamfer, flute

to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points <he scored the winning goal in the final minute of play>

Synonyms rack up, tally

Related Words triumph, win; best, defeat

Near Antonyms lose

to obtain (as a goal) through effort <finally scored a good job after years of hard work>

Synonyms attain, bag, chalk up, clock (up) [chiefly British], gain, hit, log, make, notch (up), rack up, ring up, score, win

Related Words acquire, capture, carry, draw, garner, get, land, make, obtain, procure, realize, secure; amount (to), approach, equal, match, measure up (to), meet, rival, tie, touch; beat, excel, outdo, surpass, top

Near Antonyms fall short (of), miss; fail (at); lose

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings <scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately>

Synonyms baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, dress down, flay, hammer, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rag, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, score, tongue-lash, upbraid

Related Words admonish, chide, remonstrate (with), reprove; abuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], excoriate, fault, harangue, knock, lace (into), lash, pan, reprehend, revile, scourge, slam, vituperate; belittle, disparage, mock, put down; ridicule, scoff, scorn

Near Antonyms approve, endorse (also indorse), sanction; extol (also extoll), laud, praise

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