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

Atrium lambasted the state for not putting it on the preferred tier of coverage, which comes with lower costs for patients. — Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, one of the most stalwart allies of the Jewish state in Congress, lambasted Netanyahu on the Senate floor during a March 2024 speech and encouraged Israelis to elect a new government. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Summary American Airlines has been lambasted for not following Delta and United in offering premium enhancements. — Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

That detail — and revelations that Mangione’s private writings lambasted health insurers as greedy, according to authorities — made the case a fulcrum for debate about the industry and made Mangione a cause célèbre for some of its critics. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Luxon’s political opponents lambasted him and his party. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

But, during a recent DTA strike earlier this year, her organization lambasted the district and its former superintendent Funk for a multi-million budget deficit and staff reductions. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

While each Republican sheep committed a virtual public hanging of the accomplished Fauci, Laura Ingraham smirked each and every time a Republican lambasted him! — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Trump has maintained that the problems with the Reflecting Pool following his multimillion-dollar renovation were the result of vandalism and lambasted Pirro for not keeping up the fight. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026