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

Trump has maintained that the problems with the Reflecting Pool following his multimillion-dollar renovation were the result of vandalism and lambasted Pirro for not keeping up the fight. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

During the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, activists from the gay community lambasted him and his institute for the plodding pace of research on the virus. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Sarnecki, who has regularly lambasted his fellow candidates as career politicians, has criticized Masterson for failing to provide property tax breaks for homeowners while approving tax breaks for businesses. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Sure enough, Team Johnson unveiled a midyear update earlier this week and used the opportunity to lambaste the council majority and scare the public into believing the city faces a current-year budget gap of $130 million or thereabouts. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

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