Synonyms of chide

chide 1 of 2

verb (1)

ˈchīd 

as in to admonish

to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault

my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admonish
• scold
• reprimand
• criticize
• blame
• fault
• rebuke
• reprove
• reproach
• berate
• get after
• lambast
• get on
• mock
• upbraid
• condemn
• tick off
• castigate
• lambaste
• harangue
• diss
• excoriate
• disparage
• assail
• bad-mouth
• belittle
• deride
• rail (at or against)
• burn one's ears
• crucify
• censure
• denounce
• minimize
• flay
• lecture
• reprehend
• knock
• attack
• jaw
• dress down
• ridicule
• scoff
• chew out
• lash
• slam
• deprecate
• keelhaul
• pan
• scorn
• rate
• abuse
• score
• dis
• blast
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• endorse
• okay
• indorse
• sanction
• OK
• applaud
• extol
• salute
• praise
• laud
• tout
• hail
• extoll

chid

2 of 2

verb (2)

variants or chided

past tense of chide

as in scolded

to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault

my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolded
• blamed
• admonished
• rebuked
• reprimanded
• reproved
• reproached
• got after
• got on
• ticked off
• criticized
• burnt one's ears
• upbraided
• burned one's ears
• berated
• lectured
• chewed out
• mocked
• abused
• harangued
• flayed
• crucified
• faulted
• attacked
• dressed down
• lashed
• reprehended
• assailed
• railed (at or against)
• knocked
• censured
• ridiculed
• excoriated
• disparaged
• belittled
• keelhauled
• castigated
• minimized
• jawed
• denounced
• slammed
• rated
• condemned
• panned
• scorned
• lambasted
• derided
• blasted
• scored
• deprecated
• scoffed
• bad-mouthed
• dissed
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• indorsed
• sanctioned
• endorsed
• okayed
• praised
• applauded
• saluted
• hailed
• extolled
• lauded
• touted
• OK'd

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chide

Verb

Last week, Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, chided Anjani Sinha, the nominee to be ambassador to Singapore, for his lack of knowledge about the country. —Miami Herald, 16 July 2025

Trump quickly defended Bondi and chided a reporter for asking about the documents. —Dan Gooding gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025

Verb

Vance chided bishops over immigration earlier in February. —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025

Conservative pundits, perhaps unsurprisingly, criticized her message (and its emotional delivery); other commenters chided her for the seeming theatricality of filming her distress. —Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025