Synonyms of chastised

chastised

verb

past tense of chastise

1

as in scolded

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

a cold, distant father who rarely paid attention to his children except to chastise them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolded
• reprimanded
• lectured
• criticized
• blamed
• berated
• upbraided
• admonished
• rebuked
• castigated
• lambasted
• mocked
• attacked
• ragged
• reproached
• faulted
• flayed
• bawled out
• called down
• chewed out
• hammered
• railed (at or against)
• reamed (out)
• dressed down
• laid into
• scored
• ranted (at)
• keelhauled
• rated
• jawed
• basted
• condemned
• tongue-lashed
• slammed
• excoriated
• denounced
• read the riot act (to)
• lashed
• reviled
• censured
• harangued
• assailed
• reproved
• ridiculed
• disparaged
• crucified
• panned
• took to task
• belittled
• blasted
• knocked
• remonstrated (with)
• chid
• abused
• reprehended
• scourged
• scoffed
• scorned
• vituperated
• laced (into)
• bad-mouthed
• dissed
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• praised
• extolled
• lauded

2

as in punished

to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime

the division of opinion regarding the appropriate way to chastise juvenile perpetrators of adult crimes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punished
• fined
• criticized
• penalized
• castigated
• disciplined
• corrected
• chastened
• sentenced
• convicted
• imposed
• assessed
• condemned
• reprimanded
• levied
• charged
• denounced
• docked
• rebuked
• mulcted
• reproved
• damned
• wreaked
• keelhauled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excused
• spared
• pardoned
• forfeited
• released
• got off
• vindicated
• commuted
• acquitted
• exonerated
• absolved
• ransomed
• reprieved
• exculpated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chastised

But Seminole’s Special Magistrate Sherry Sutphen chastised Moncrief, a resident of The Springs neighborhood, for likely damaging the river’s ecology behind his home and obstructing its natural flow. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

The Lynx, bolstered by the addition of Miles, chastised the Valkyries again like a sister simply too big, too strong and too confident. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Tlaib is also a prominent critic of Israel; her rhetoric has been chastised by Jewish colleagues as an antisemitic call for eradicating Jews, a charge the congresswoman and her supporters reject. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Granger chastised Abernethy in a series of emails, then took her concerns to Oberhelman, questioning his decision to assign her operations duties for the entire program in addition to her job coaching the divers. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

Trump famously chastised Zelenskyy in a 2025 Oval Office meeting and has pressured the Ukrainian president to give up land to satisfy Putin’s territorial desire for all of the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

On Thursday, Vance chastised Israeli officials who were publicly criticizing the agreement. — Quinn Scanlan, ABC News, 21 June 2026

An April 1959 editorial in The Times chastised residents who implied the Friends were trying to enrich themselves. — Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

One of America’s best legal thinkers had just been chastised like a farm animal. — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026