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 Democrats and some Republicans lambasted the Justice Department for inconsistencies in the redactions of names and information found in the millions of pages of files. —

Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Boomers are a frequent Groyper target, lambasted as avatars of a bumbling, aging affluence that gambled away social stability for cultural decline. —

Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 In 2011, Acuña was one of many authors who saw their works lambasted by then-Arizona Atty. —

Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026 Pictures removed Azmoun later removed the pictures but was still lambasted on state TV on Thursday with soccer pundit Mohammad Misaghi saying the striker’s actions had been an act of disloyalty. —

Reuters, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026 Owner Woody Johnson even lambasted Fields for his lack of accuracy. —

Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 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

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Leon scolded Justice Department attorneys for arguing that the entire project needed to go forward for national security reasons, before previously distinguishing between the bunker below ground and the ballroom above ground.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Government officials scolded young people for the signs of disrespect.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026