Synonyms for rebuke
50 synonyms for “rebuke”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Rebuke as in “chide”
verb: censure severely or angrily
- censure
- chide
- scold
- castigate
- chastise
- admonish
- condemn
- reprove
- denounce
- blame
- berate
- upbraid
- vituperate
- reprehend
- objurgate
- dispraise
- lambaste
- slate
- vilify
- slam
- blast
- drag
- lash
- savage
- trounce
- scorch
- bash
- tilt
- charge
- pooh-pooh
- deprecate
- excoriate
- derogate
- cannonade
- inveigh
- animadvert
- keelhaul
Rebuke as in “reprimand”
noun: an act or expression of criticism and censure
- reprimand
- lecture
- reproach
- admonition
- reproof
- reprehension
- reproval
- criticism
- denunciation
- scolding
- castigation
- admonishment
- objurgation
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