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

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

That detail — and revelations that Mangione’s private writings lambasted health insurers as greedy, according to authorities — made the case a fulcrum for debate about the industry and made Mangione a cause célèbre for some of its critics. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

This month’s remarks were lambasted, including by some in his own party, as being out of touch while the economy remained sluggish. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

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

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