Synonyms of lambaste

lambaste

verb

(ˌ)lam-ˈbāst 

variants or lambast

1

as in to scold

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

the director lambasted them mercilessly for forgetting their lines during the final dress rehearsal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scold
• criticize
• lecture
• reprimand
• blame
• berate
• chastise
• upbraid
• castigate
• admonish
• rag
• flay
• rebuke
• call down
• mock
• rail (at or against)
• attack
• ream (out)
• fault
• jaw
• chew out
• baste
• chide
• reproach
• bawl out
• rant (at)
• lay into
• dress down
• keelhaul
• rate
• hammer
• score
• excoriate
• denounce
• condemn
• read the riot act (to)
• assail
• take to task
• disparage
• revile
• tongue-lash
• crucify
• belittle
• slam
• harangue
• remonstrate (with)
• knock
• reprove
• lash
• ridicule
• bad-mouth
• censure
• scoff
• reprehend
• pan
• vituperate
• blast
• abuse
• scourge
• scorn
• lace (into)
• dis
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• endorse
• sanction
• praise
• extol
• laud

2

as in to attack

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

movie critics across the country lambasted the film for its contrived plot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• scold
• slam
• criticize
• insult
• excoriate
• assail
• castigate
• savage
• abuse
• blast
• bash
• berate
• jump (on)
• tie into
• vituperate
• harass
• belabor
• potshot
• scathe
• sail into
• curse
• revile
• trash
• disparage
• beat up on
• harangue
• belittle
• chide
• vilify
• blaspheme
• reprimand
• chastise
• light into
• affront
• execrate
• slander
• harry
• bad-mouth
• asperse
• libel
• slur
• whip
• profane
• imprecate
• fulminate
• blackguard
• traduce
• rebuke
• lash (out)
• lace (into)
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• commend
• praise
• compliment
• hail
• laud
• acclaim

3

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

like all westerns, this movie contains the requisite scene of saloon patrons lambasting each other

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• hide
• lash
• do
• pound
• slap
• whip
• beat
• pelt
• hit
• knock
• attack
• slam
• pummel
• smash
• spank
• thump
• bash
• assault
• bludgeon
• punch
• batter
• chop
• bat
• flog
• maul
• smack
• drub
• thrash
• belabor
• work over
• baste
• club
• punch out
• whack
• slate
• rough (up)
• hammer
• switch
• raid
• swipe
• lather
• whup
• assail
• paddle
• box
• buffet
• whop
• tromp
• slog
• thresh
• curry
• tan
• belt
• mess (up)
• fib
• wallop
• beat up on
• storm
• whale
• wound
• rush
• pommel
• birch
• swat
• clobber
• bung up
• crack
• lace
• cudgel
• beset
• descend (on or upon)
• paste
• lay on
• clout
• jump (on)
• thwack
• flagellate
• whomp
• wham
• cuff
• pounce (on or upon)
• lam
• horsewhip
• lacerate
• bust
• strap
• sock
• scourge
• leather
• cane
• mutilate
• maim
• mangle
• blackjack
• pistol-whip
• fustigate
• rawhide
• gore
• cowhide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lambaste

But the power struggle inside the Supreme Court has also caused damage to the institution itself, with critics lambasting the chaos shaking the institution to its core. — Mauricio Savarese, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Supervisors agreed with public comments lambasting the acts of ICE. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, one of the most stalwart allies of the Jewish state in Congress, lambasted Netanyahu on the Senate floor during a March 2024 speech and encouraged Israelis to elect a new government. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Summary American Airlines has been lambasted for not following Delta and United in offering premium enhancements. — Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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