BAWLED OUT Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

bawled out

verb

past tense of bawl out

as in scolded

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings got bawled out by the boss for missing another important deadline

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Abe doesn’t like that Erin scolded him at his party about spilling his drink and not helping with the kids, and Erin is frustrated that none of her children will listen to her.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
For example, just recently, Musk publicly scolded the CEO of Delta in a scorching post on X when the airline did not partner with Starlink to provide Wi-Fi on Delta flights.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of scolded

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Earhart lectured at the school before embarking on her final flight.

— News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Luann patiently attempts to explain that the women don’t like being lectured to about their business affairs, only for Vicki to abruptly answer a phone call mid-conversation.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of lectured

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In a social media poll Wednesday afternoon, Mary Talley Bowden—a dejected MAHA activist, anti-vaccine advocate, and doctor reprimanded for prescribing ivermectin to treat COVID-19—polled her followers about what should come next.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
Mandell was later formally reprimanded for allowing another client’s hearing to be delayed by six years, during which time two witnesses died.

— Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of reprimanded

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As Maddox-Evans discussed those topics, a resident criticized the pace of redevelopment and the housing waitlist, demanding an apology for conditions in her home as she was escorted out of the meeting.

— Nats_syndicator, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026
Customers have sometimes criticized the approach, arguing the contracts could have started sooner and battling it out in court.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of criticized

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In diagnosing what happened in North Carolina last week, Budd blamed the extent of their losses on national Republicans’ decision to pull funding for Michael Whatley, their Senate nominee, late in the cycle.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from sweeping midterm losses that some in the party have blamed on the war in Iran and the resulting surge in gas prices.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

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