going-over

Close critical review

A going-over is a thorough examination or inspection: The mechanic gave the car a complete going-over before the road trip.

It also means a severe scolding or beating: The boss gave him a real going-over for missing the deadline.

The plural is goings-over.

inspection

examination

Methodical assessment or review

checkOrder to pay
reviewCritical written assessment
assessmentFormal evaluation of worth

evaluation · appraisal · audit · vetting · screening · perusal · observation · study · analysis · scrutiny

scolding

rebuke

Express sharp disapproval

reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
telling-offStern verbal correction
dressing-downSevere verbal rebuke

lecture · tongue-lashing · earful · berating · upbraiding · chastisement · admonishment · castigation · roasting · rollicking

beating

thrashing

Decisive, lopsided defeat

pummelingSustained striking attack
wallopingPowerful blow or defeat
drubbingDecisive, lopsided defeat

pounding · battering · clobbering · hiding · licking · whipping · shellacking · thumping · trouncing · hammering

cleaning

scrub

Clean by rubbing hard

washClean using liquid
wipe-downBrief surface cleaning
polishSmooth by rubbing

brush · rinse · sweep · dust · tidy · clean-up · mop · vacuum · disinfect · sanitize

Categories

examinationsexam, examination, checkup, reexamination, recheck
searchessearch, seek, hunt, quest, find

Opposites

thoroughness of examination

going-overneglect

Failure to provide care

glance · cursory look · skim · quick scan · once-over

critical attention (rebuke sense)

going-overpraise

Expression of approval

commendation · approval · pat on the back · compliment · endorsement

physical treatment (beating sense)

going-overpraise

Expression of approval

commendation · coddling · soft touch · pat on the back · approval

Family

over, gone, going, outgoing, ongoing, undergoing, goer, foregoing, forgoing

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