Synonyms and Antonyms of jaw
1
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
- you don't have to jaw me to death just because I bite my nails
baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, dress down, flay, hammer, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rag, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, score, tongue-lash, upbraid
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
2
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
- just a group of girls sitting around the locker room and jawing about the usual stuff
babble, blab, cackle, chaffer [British], chat, chatter, chin [slang], converse, gab, gabble, gas, jabber, kibitz (also kibbitz), natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze (or shmooze), talk, twitter, visit
