Synonyms of lecture

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verb

1

as in to scold

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

the frustrated manager lectured the waitstaff about its poor level of service

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scold
• reprimand
• blame
• criticize
• call down
• berate
• rail (at or against)
• chew out
• jaw
• mock
• ream (out)
• rag
• dress down
• rant (at)
• bawl out
• upbraid
• attack
• rebuke
• admonish
• lay into
• fault
• chastise
• rate
• reproach
• castigate
• score
• flay
• keelhaul
• tongue-lash
• read the riot act (to)
• lambaste
• hammer
• take to task
• baste
• harangue
• remonstrate (with)
• chide
• condemn
• censure
• knock
• denounce
• slam
• reprove
• blast
• lash
• excoriate
• pan
• ridicule
• scourge
• revile
• abuse
• crucify
• lace (into)
• scorn
• disparage
• scoff
• reprehend
• assail
• vituperate
• belittle
• dis
• bad-mouth
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• endorse
• sanction
• praise
• extol
• laud

2

as in to speak

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

a physician who has lectured before countless audiences on the importance of diet and exercise in avoiding heart disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speak
• talk
• discourse
• harangue
• expatiate
• declaim
• orate
• hold forth
• take the floor
• descant
• sermonize
• soliloquize
• expound
• recite
• pontificate
• mouth
• dissert
• spout
• filibuster

lecture

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noun

as in sermon

Related Words

• sermon
• lesson
• speech
• exhortation
• recommendation
• data
• information
• suggestion
• feedback
• solution
• tip
• pointer
• answer
• consideration
• teaching
• thought
• briefing
• observation
• hint
• warning
• instruction
• advisement
• verdict
• assistance
• expostulation
• remonstration
• tutoring
• forewarning
• alert
• mentoring
• remonstrance
• coaching
• alarm
• judgment
• priming
• cautioning
• prompting
• direction
• caution
• urging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lecture

Verb

If and until that day comes, there will be fingerpointing, lecturing and posturing, all of which has flowed freely in the wake of the Sorsby decision. — ABC News, 10 June 2026

In September 1975, Applewhite visited a small town in Oregon to lecture its residents about how and why UFOs were visiting Earth. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026

Noun

Bielsa then gave the team a 48-minute lecture, which did not go over well. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026

The free lecture can be viewed online by those unable to attend in person. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026