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
• rebuke
• fault
• reprove
• reproach
• berate
• get after
• get on
• mock
• upbraid
• condemn
• tick off
• castigate
• lambaste
• harangue
• excoriate
• disparage
• assail
• belittle
• rail (at or against)
• deride
• burn one's ears
• crucify
• denounce
• minimize
• censure
• flay
• lecture
• reprehend
• knock
• attack
• bad-mouth
• 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
• sanction
• OK
• applaud
• salute
• praise
• hail
• extol
• laud
• tout

chid

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verb (2)

variants or chided

past tense of chide

as in admonished

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chide

Verb

On their walk home, Pérez’s daughter leaned over her brother and chided him for speaking Spanish in public. —Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025

During filming, Turner chided Swarts, and dismissed her in the next rose ceremony. —Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025

Verb

During filming, Turner chided Swarts, and dismissed her in the next rose ceremony. —Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025

Scottie Scheffler isn’t the only one getting chided. —Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025