Synonyms of lambasting

lambasting 1 of 2

noun

1

as in lashing

Related Words

• lashing
• invective
• attack
• diatribe
• vituperation
• tirade
• tongue-lashing
• assault
• rebuke
• criticism
• berating
• jeremiad
• reprimand
• harangue
• philippic
• rant
• condemnation
• denunciation
• castigation
• censure
• reproof
• broadside
• disparagement
• dissing
• abuse
• depreciation
• reproach
• excoriation
• belittlement
• lecture
• chewing out
• sermon
• deprecation
• admonishment
• admonition
• revilement
• execration

Dissimilar Words

• tribute
• praise
• eulogy
• encomium
• panegyric
• approval
• honor
• homage
• rhapsody
• citation
• acclaim
• sanction
• acclamation
• endorsement
• commendation
• accolade
• blessing
• ovation
• rave
• plaudit

2

as in bashing

Related Words

• bashing
• hammering
• thrashing
• pounding
• licking
• battering
• pummeling
• clobbering
• blow
• bludgeoning
• slap
• hit
• thump
• buffet
• meeting
• encounter
• knock
• contact
• punch
• rap
• touch
• shock
• impact
• impingement
• collision
• jolt
• slam
• kick
• concussion
• bump
• jar
• strike
• crash
• wallop
• jounce
• smash

lambasting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of lambaste

1

as in scolding

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

• scolding
• lecturing
• reprimanding
• criticizing
• blaming
• berating
• chastising
• castigating
• upbraiding
• admonishing
• attacking
• mocking
• rebuking
• ragging
• flaying
• reproaching
• jawing
• hammering
• faulting
• calling down
• reaming (out)
• chiding
• ranting (at)
• dressing down
• rating
• bawling out
• scoring
• basting
• railing (at or against)
• denouncing
• tongue-lashing
• keelhauling
• condemning
• chewing out
• excoriating
• slamming
• laying into
• assailing
• reading the riot act (to)
• disparaging
• haranguing
• ridiculing
• reviling
• lashing
• blasting
• belittling
• crucifying
• taking to task
• knocking
• censuring
• remonstrating (with)
• panning
• reproving
• abusing
• bad-mouthing
• scoffing
• scorning
• dissing
• scourging
• lacing (into)
• vituperating
• reprehending
• putting down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• praising
• extolling
• lauding

2

as in attacking

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• slamming
• scolding
• criticizing
• excoriating
• blasting
• insulting
• castigating
• abusing
• assailing
• savaging
• scathing
• bashing
• trashing
• cursing
• berating
• jumping (on)
• harassing
• tying into
• belaboring
• sailing into
• haranguing
• reviling
• vituperating
• reprimanding
• potshotting
• disparaging
• belittling
• chiding
• vilifying
• slandering
• blaspheming
• harrying
• chastising
• affronting
• beating up on
• whipping
• lighting into
• libeling
• slurring
• rebuking
• fulminating
• bad-mouthing
• profaning
• execrating
• traducing
• imprecating
• lashing (out)
• lacing (into)
• aspersing
• blackguarding
• putting down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• commending
• hailing
• complimenting
• lauding
• acclaiming

3

as in licking

to strike repeatedly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• licking
• lashing
• pounding
• hiding
• attacking
• whipping
• pelting
• doing
• slapping
• beating
• battering
• hitting
• slamming
• knocking
• assaulting
• bashing
• punching
• thumping
• smashing
• slating
• pummeling
• batting
• spanking
• mauling
• hammering
• chopping
• smacking
• raiding
• switching
• thrashing
• bludgeoning
• flogging
• storming
• lathering
• whacking
• drubbing
• clubbing
• buffeting
• paddling
• whopping
• slogging
• working over
• belaboring
• walloping
• currying
• belting
• punching out
• boxing
• basting
• assailing
• tanning
• whaling
• fibbing
• swiping
• tromping
• wounding
• roughing (up)
• threshing
• whupping
• messing (up)
• rushing
• lacing
• pasting
• cracking
• pommeling
• swatting
• clobbering
• socking
• birching
• thwacking
• beating up on
• bunging up
• besetting
• strapping
• cudgeling
• descending (on or upon)
• flagellating
• cuffing
• busting
• jumping (on)
• clouting
• laying on
• lacerating
• pouncing (on or upon)
• scourging
• whomping
• caning
• lamming
• mangling
• whamming
• mutilating
• horsewhipping
• maiming
• pistol-whipping
• goring
• leathering
• fustigating
• rawhiding
• blackjacking
• cowhiding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lambasting

Noun

Trump’s lambasting of the TV networks during his speech comes after months of tension including threats against late-night TV hosts and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigations led by chairman Brendan Carr. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 17 July 2026

Verb

The defendant frequently stepped just outside the courtroom, lambasting the case and Engoron. — Graham Kates, CBS News, 17 June 2026

Inspired by This Is Spinal Tap, Cundieff makes quick work of lambasting the casual misogyny and homophobia ingrained in hardcore rap, but also of the media scolds unable to parse the message of the music. — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026

Instead, the president pressured Polis to do so, lambasting him on social media and disinviting him to a White House meeting with other governors. — Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Sometimes, there’s no better way to pay tribute to a dear friend than by lambasting them with insults. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 May 2026

Means gained attention on social media over the last couple of years for lambasting traditional medicine and accusing pharmaceutical companies of corruption. — Brennan Leach, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026

Baldwin's voicemail recording lambasting Ireland for not calling him back went viral and caused a long rift with his daughter. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026

After her lawsuit was filed in district court, the judge ordered the government to facilitate Estrada Juarez’s return to the US, lambasting its legal arguments justifying her deportation in a scathing order. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026

The 2028 Democratic presidential primaries are still two years away, but that hasn’t stopped potential candidates from lambasting Israel, a democratic ally now fighting alongside the United States against Iran. — Daniel J. Samet, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026