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 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 And Josh still viscerally remembers a moment in grade school when he was called down to the office and accused of punching another student, mistaken for the other Josh Jones in his school. —

Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 Stokes apparently called down to Bell, who answered. —

Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025

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In Zambrano’s case, Gee scolded the government over how the detention unfolded.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
He is being groomed, playing, testing boundaries and even being scolded which are all part of normal social learning for young macaques.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026