The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RIPS , but the solution may also be SAVAGES which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Severely criticizes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RIPS | 57 % | 4 |
| BADMOUTHS | 14 % | 9 |
| SAVAGES | 14 % | 7 |
| PANS | 14 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Severely criticizes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dutch uncle
- scold
- critic
- reviewer
- aristarchian
- aristarchy
- arraign
- bash
- bashing
- beat
- beats
- belabour
Crossword Answer definitions
RIPS noun- A tear (in paper, etc.).
- A type of tide or current.
- A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
- A hit (dose) of marijuana.
- (Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
- Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
- Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
- Something ripped off or stolen; plagiarism.
- A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
- To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
- To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
- To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
- To move quickly and destructively.
- To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
- To copy data from CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
- (narcotics) To take a "hit" of marijuana.
- To fart.
- To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on)
- To steal; to rip off.
- To move or act fast, to rush headlong.
- To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.
- To surf extremely well.
- A wicker basket for fish.
- A worthless horse; a nag.
- An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel.
- A handful of unthreshed grain.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RIPS
- Sail damage
- Splits one's pants
- Spends three hours thinking about how cool Christmas lights are, say
- Tears apart
- Tears
- Copies, as a CD
- Holes in jeans
- Shows off guitar prowess
- Splits sans scissors
- Wardrobe malfunctions
More clues leading to the result BADMOUTHS
More clues leading to the result SAVAGES
- "The Great Unwashed"
- Vicious sorts
- Attacks relentlessly
- Brutal beasts
- Goths
- Brutes
- Barbarians
- What the Andamanese and other islanders were.
- Crusoe's foes.
- The uncivilized.