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

Coach Raphael Wicky sat in a nearly empty press room to answer questions about the game and lambasted the team’s defense. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

The appellate court then lambasted their report as being riddled with flaws. — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

But Nitin Nabin, president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Saturday lambasted the CJP. — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Digger is lambasted by his half sister, Emma (Sandra Hüller), a superficially liberal-minded Shiv Roy type, with her own eco-friendly initiative. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Bronwyn’s mother, Muzzy, who was lambasted all of last season for being cold and arguably cruel to her daughter, is notably softer in her first scene back — though the bob is as cunty as ever. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

After replaying Colbert’s Emmy acceptance speech, Kimmel playfully lambasted his friend for giving a sweet paean to his wife, Evie, which made all the other late night hosts look bad with their own wives. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Charlotte leaders on Monday lambasted the state as a bad faith partner but indicated the financial pressure campaign might be an insurmountable obstacle. — Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

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