| Main Entry: | admonish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | warn, strongly criticize |
Synonyms: |
advise, berate, call down, call on the carpet, censure, check, chide, come down hard on, counsel, ding, draw the line, enjoin, exhort, forewarn, give a going over, give a piece of one's mind, glue*, growl*, hoist, jack up, notice, rap on knuckles, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reprove, scold, sit on, slap on wrist, speak to, talk to, tell a thing or two, tell off, upbraid, warn |
Antonyms: |
applaud, approve, commend, compliment, extol, flatter, laud, praise |
| Main Entry: | chide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize, lecture |
Synonyms: |
admonish, berate, blame, call down, call on the carpet, castigate, censure, check, condemn, exprobate, find fault, flay, give a hard time, lesson, monish, rate, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, slap on the wrist, speak to, take down a peg, take down, talk to, tell off, tick off, upbraid |
Antonyms: |
compliment, laud, praise |
| Main Entry: | jaw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize |
Synonyms: |
abuse, baste, berate, blame, call on the carpet, censure, rail, rate, revile, scold, tongue-lash, upbraid, vituperate |
Antonyms: |
praise |
| Main Entry: | rebuke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reprimand; criticize harshly |
Synonyms: |
admonish, bawl out, berate, blame, call on the carpet, carp on, castigate, censure, chew out, chide, climb all over, dress down, fry, go after, jawbone, jump down one's throat, jump on, lay into, lean on, lecture, lesson, monish, oppose, pay, rake, read*, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, rip*, scold, sit on, sound off, take to task, tear apart, tell off, tick off, upbraid, zap |
Antonyms: |
compliment, flatter, praise |
| Main Entry: | reprimand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blame, scold |
Synonyms: |
admonish, call on the carpet, castigate, censure, check, chew out, chide, come down on, criticize, denounce, dress down, give piece of one's mind, give the dickens, lecture, lesson, light into, lower the boom, monish, rap, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, reprove, take to task, tell off, tick off, upbraid |
Antonyms: |
exonerate, forgive, reward |
| Main Entry: | row |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue, fight |
Synonyms: |
bawl out, berate, bicker, brawl, call on the carpet, dispute, jaw, quarrel, ream, scold, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, tongue-lash, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agree, concur |
| Main Entry: | bring to book |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call to account |
Synonyms: |
call on the carpet, read the riot act, take to task, tongue lash |