Synonyms of lambasted

lambasted

verb

past tense of lambaste

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in attacked

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

movie critics across the country lambasted the film for its contrived plot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• slammed
• scolded
• criticized
• blasted
• excoriated
• assailed
• savaged
• abused
• castigated
• insulted
• bashed
• cursed
• jumped (on)
• tied into
• berated
• scathed
• trashed
• harassed
• vituperated
• reprimanded
• sailed into
• belabored
• reviled
• potshot
• harangued
• lit into
• disparaged
• belittled
• vilified
• slandered
• affronted
• beat up on
• chastised
• harried
• blasphemed
• execrated
• whipped
• libeled
• rebuked
• slurred
• fulminated
• traduced
• bad-mouthed
• profaned
• imprecated
• lashed (out)
• laced (into)
• blackguarded
• aspersed
• chid
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• commended
• hailed
• acclaimed
• complimented
• lauded

3

as in lashed

to strike repeatedly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lashed
• pounded
• licked
• attacked
• whipped
• slammed
• pelted
• slapped
• did
• knocked
• battered
• thumped
• hit
• bashed
• punched
• assaulted
• beat
• batted
• smashed
• spanked
• mauled
• pummeled
• hided
• thrashed
• smacked
• buffeted
• hammered
• chopped
• slated
• switched
• bludgeoned
• clubbed
• flogged
• raided
• whacked
• lathered
• worked over
• paddled
• walloped
• punched out
• stormed
• swiped
• laced
• drubbed
• boxed
• fibbed
• slogged
• assailed
• belabored
• belted
• curried
• threshed
• basted
• tromped
• tanned
• roughed (up)
• whaled
• rushed
• wounded
• messed (up)
• birched
• whupped
• swatted
• pommeled
• whopped
• cracked
• clobbered
• pasted
• socked
• bunged up
• laid on
• beat up on
• beset
• descended (on or upon)
• strapped
• jumped (on)
• clouted
• busted
• horsewhipped
• cuffed
• thwacked
• scourged
• caned
• flagellated
• pounced (on or upon)
• lammed
• whomped
• whammed
• lacerated
• cudgeled
• gored
• mangled
• mutilated
• leathered
• fustigated
• maimed
• blackjacked
• pistol-whipped
• cowhided
• rawhided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lambasted

During the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, activists from the gay community lambasted him and his institute for the plodding pace of research on the virus. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Sarnecki, who has regularly lambasted his fellow candidates as career politicians, has criticized Masterson for failing to provide property tax breaks for homeowners while approving tax breaks for businesses. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Trump lambasted Spain’s position during a March Oval Office briefing and threatened to cut trade with Spain, but did not follow through. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 9 July 2026

At the March sentencing hearing, Stephens’ widow lambasted the plea deal as inadequate. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

The social media buzz escalated, with hundreds of accounts weighing in on the issue, many of which lambasted Sullivan and USA Fencing while praising Turner. — Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

Trying to shed ‘nice-guy tendencies’ Jeff Whittington stands in front of the room, flashes a boyish smile, and prepares to be lambasted. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

The comments were immediately lambasted online by parents and some other founders. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 June 2026

In 2021, a federal judge lambasted McGee's work on the Alfonso Rodriguez case. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 23 June 2026