" belabors "

1: to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely;

  * e.g., " ... stop belaboring the fact that they're already in debt "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dwells (on or upon),

•  harps (on)

•  Antonyms : 

•  disregards,

•  forgets,

•  ignores,

•  overlooks,

•  overpasses,

•  passes over,

•  slights,

•  slurs (over)

2: to criticize harshly and usually publicly;

  * e.g., " ... there's no need to belabor other people's flaws when you're hardly perfect yourself "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abuses,

•  assails,

•  attacks,

•  bashes,

•  blasts,

•  castigates,

•  excoriates,

•  jumps (on),

•  lambastes,

•  potshots,

•  savages,

•  scathes,

•  slams,

•  trashes,

•  vituperates

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to strike repeatedly;

  * e.g., " ... with a whip he belabored a horse almost to the point of death "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bashes,

•  bastes,

•  bats,

•  batters,

•  beats,

•  belts,

•  birches,

•  bludgeons,

•  buffets,

•  bungs up,

•  clubs,

•  curries,

•  does,

•  drubs,

•  fibs,

•  flogs,

•  hammers,

•  hides,

•  laces,

•  lambastes,

•  lashes,

•  lathers,

•  licks,

•  mauls,

•  messes (up),

•  paddles,

•  pelts,

•  pommels,

•  pounds,

•  pummels,

•  punches out,

•  roughs (up),

•  slates,

•  slogs,

•  switches,

•  tans,

•  thrashes,

•  threshes,

•  thumps,

•  tromps,

•  wallops,

•  whales,

•  whips,

•  whops,

•  whups,

•  works over

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely;

  * e.g., " ... stop belaboring the fact that they're already in debt "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dwell (on or upon),

•  harp (on)

•  Antonyms : 

•  disregard,

•  forget,

•  ignore,

•  overlook,

•  overpass,

•  pass over,

•  slight,

•  slur (over)

2: to criticize harshly and usually publicly;

  * e.g., " ... there's no need to belabor other people's flaws when you're hardly perfect yourself "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abuse,

•  assail,

•  attack,

•  bash,

•  blast,

•  castigate,

•  excoriate,

•  jump (on),

•  lambaste,

•  potshot,

•  savage,

•  scathe,

•  slam,

•  trash,

•  vituperate

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to strike repeatedly;

  * e.g., " ... with a whip he belabored a horse almost to the point of death "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bash,

•  baste,

•  bat,

•  batter,

•  beat,

•  belt,

•  birch,

•  bludgeon,

•  buffet,

•  bung up,

•  club,

•  curry,

•  do,

•  drub,

•  fib,

•  flog,

•  hammer,

•  hide,

•  lace,

•  lambaste,

•  lash,

•  lather,

•  lick,

•  maul,

•  mess (up),

•  paddle,

•  pelt,

•  pommel,

•  pound,

•  pummel,

•  punch out,

•  rough (up),

•  slate,

•  slog,

•  switch,

•  tan,

•  thrash,

•  thresh,

•  thump,

•  tromp,

•  wallop,

•  whale,

•  whip,

•  whop,

•  whup,

•  work over

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)