Synonyms of berating

berating 1 of 2

noun

as in reprimand

Related Words

• reprimand
• rebuke
• lashing
• reproof
• criticism
• invective
• attack
• denunciation
• condemnation
• tongue-lashing
• lambasting
• vituperation
• castigation
• assault
• censure
• reproach
• diatribe
• tirade
• abuse
• harangue
• chewing out
• disparagement
• jeremiad
• dissing
• rant
• depreciation
• philippic
• belittlement
• broadside
• excoriation
• lecture
• sermon
• deprecation
• admonishment
• admonition
• revilement
• execration

Dissimilar Words

• tribute
• praise
• eulogy
• encomium
• panegyric
• honor
• citation
• approval
• homage
• rhapsody
• sanction
• acclaim
• acclamation
• endorsement
• blessing
• commendation
• accolade
• ovation
• rave
• plaudit

berating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of berate

as in scolding

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

there's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolding
• lecturing
• reprimanding
• criticizing
• blaming
• chastising
• upbraiding
• admonishing
• castigating
• lambasting
• attacking
• rebuking
• mocking
• reproaching
• ragging
• flaying
• jawing
• hammering
• chiding
• faulting
• dressing down
• calling down
• scoring
• reaming (out)
• basting
• ranting (at)
• rating
• bawling out
• railing (at or against)
• keelhauling
• tongue-lashing
• slamming
• haranguing
• condemning
• denouncing
• chewing out
• laying into
• lashing
• belittling
• reviling
• knocking
• ridiculing
• assailing
• crucifying
• reading the riot act (to)
• excoriating
• disparaging
• blasting
• reproving
• abusing
• taking to task
• censuring
• panning
• remonstrating (with)
• bad-mouthing
• scoffing
• scorning
• scourging
• lacing (into)
• dissing
• vituperating
• reprehending
• putting down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• praising
• extolling
• lauding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of berating

Noun

Teacher and counselor Ashley Williams was standing by while another employee copied the footage of Morrison berating, hitting and directing other students to assault the 13-year-old boy. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 15 July 2026

Even at the best of times to carry such a shocking tale to Varsha’s mother, Dipika, would mean risking a berating and possibly even dismissal. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

She has also been credited with a more compassionate way of hosting a cooking show, rather than the berating that previously featured on many food shows. — Peter White, Deadline, 4 May 2026

Trump’s berating of China earlier this year has also brought rewards to Xi domestically, too. — Kerry Brown, Time, 31 Oct. 2025

Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud's berating of a Christian minister who objected to street signs named after an Arab American leader is being called out by his electoral opponent. — Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025

Verb

Yet, White House officials told me, Biden sometimes brusquely dismissed the views of both men, raising his voice as though berating children. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Indeed, the movie opens with Ed quizzing an older Greek man he’s befriended on the Belgian designer Ann Demeulemeester, before berating him for confusing his Bottega Veneta loafers for Sebago. — CNN Money, 17 July 2026

The president was berating the four people that voted for the War Powers Act. — CBS News, 28 June 2026

After coming under fire for publicly berating a TV journalist on social media, Paget Brewster has deleted the damning post and apologized. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 June 2026

Trump had long gone after Powell, deriding, berating and threatening to fire the ex-Fed chair. — Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 1 June 2026

The Portugal midfielder was livid with his United team-mates for their role in Phil Foden’s opening goal, openly berating them as City celebrated. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026

Just about the entire movie unfolds inside a beige Paris hotel suite, and then a fancy restaurant, where Philip Doom (Harrelson), who is some sort of wealthy blowhard, and his 32-year-old daughter, Madeleine (Stewart), are sitting around berating each other. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026

As the overbearing Barone family matriarch, Doris Roberts was the queen of laughs, doting on her sons, berating her two daughters-in-law and bickering with her husband. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026