LAMBASTED Synonyms: 198 Similar and Opposite Words

lambasted

verb

past tense of lambaste

as in scolded

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings the director lambasted them mercilessly for forgetting their lines during the final dress rehearsal

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as in attacked

to criticize harshly and usually publicly movie critics across the country lambasted the film for its contrived plot

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as in lashed

to strike repeatedly like all westerns, this movie contains the requisite scene of saloon patrons lambasting each other

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Recent Examples of lambasted Lawmakers lambasted Noem for rushing to judgment, including members of her own party. —

CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026 One of those dissenters was the linguist Mark Liberman, who lambasted the word numerous times over the years in his blog Language Log. —

Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026 The trips have come even though as a bombastic podcaster during the Biden administration, Patel repeatedly lambasted Wray for using the FBI plane for personal travels and even suggested that the jet be grounded. —

Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 During the Biden administration, Patel, a bombastic podcaster, had repeatedly lambasted Wray for using the FBI plane for personal travels and even suggested that the jet be grounded. —

Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026 On Wednesday, a senior White House adviser publicly lambasted the report, calling it shoddy work and even suggesting its authors should be punished. —

Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026 In the year since Worrell, a Democrat, began her second term, Republican Uthmeier has repeatedly lambasted her office’s policies and decisions. —

Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026 As students poured out of schools to protest federal immigration enforcement, Republican politicians and social media commentators lambasted schools for allowing the walkouts to proceed. —

Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026 Several members have lambasted Johnston’s office over the cameras. —

Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026

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In Zambrano’s case, Gee scolded the government over how the detention unfolded.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
He is being groomed, playing, testing boundaries and even being scolded which are all part of normal social learning for young macaques.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026