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

That ugly lambasting came in the context of a bitter custody battle over Ireland between Baldwin and his ex-wife Kim Basinger. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

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

Officials and critics say the businesses are being targeted because they are owned by Jews, and are lambasting ride organizers. — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

Of these three films, The Uprising is admittedly the least heist-explicit; Paul Greengrass’s shaky cam mostly follows marching mobs lambasting the king and furious revolts against soldiers and tax collectors. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

But the power struggle inside the Supreme Court has also caused damage to the institution itself, with critics lambasting the chaos shaking the institution to its core. — Mauricio Savarese, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Supervisors agreed with public comments lambasting the acts of ICE. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Corey Graves was much more talkative this time around, lambasting Big Cass as a coward while supporting Evans. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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