| 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
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Antonyms: |
compliment, flatter, praise
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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