Thesaurus
rebuke
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of REBUKE
1
to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault <the father was forced to rebuke his son for the spendthrift ways he had adopted since arriving at college>
Related Words berate, castigate, chew out, dress down, flay, harangue, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rail (at or against), rate, scold, score, upbraid; abuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], excoriate, fault, knock, lash, pan, reprehend, slam; belittle, deprecate, disparage, minimize, mock, put down; deride, ridicule, scoff, scorn
Phrases burn one's ears, get after, get on
2
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings <strongly rebuked the girl for playing with matches>
Synonyms baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, dress down, flay, hammer, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rag, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, score, tongue-lash, upbraid
Related Words admonish, chide, remonstrate (with), reprove; abuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], excoriate, fault, harangue, knock, lace (into), lash, pan, reprehend, revile, scourge, slam, vituperate; belittle, disparage, mock, put down; ridicule, scoff, scorn
3
to express public or formal disapproval of <in a rare move, the state's supreme court rebuked the governor for trying to circumvent one of its recent rulings>
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