Synonyms of lecture

lecture 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

The film begins with a montage of young Roma women, each shot as though for a studio portrait, impassively absorbing an offscreen voice lecturing them about family planning. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 July 2026

In fact, they were borne out of more practical considerations, said Elizabeth Morton, a planning and urban design consultant who lectures at George Washington University. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 July 2026

Noun

The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is going on trial again, this time in a federal terrorism case that is probing deeper into what allegedly motivated the stabbing on a lecture stage in 2022. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Classical fans who missed festival co-artistic director Susan Waterfall’s lecture and documentary on the master can stream the film for free (though donations are encouraged). — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 July 2026