Synonyms of lectures

lectures 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lecture

1

as in scolds

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

• scolds
• reprimands
• criticizes
• blames
• calls down
• scores
• upbraids
• reams (out)
• dresses down
• attacks
• faults
• berates
• rebukes
• rails (at or against)
• reproaches
• rags
• lays into
• bawls out
• rants (at)
• jaws
• admonishes
• mocks
• chastises
• takes to task
• rates
• tongue-lashes
• castigates
• keelhauls
• lambastes
• flays
• hammers
• chews out
• reads the riot act (to)
• bastes
• harangues
• remonstrates (with)
• chides
• lashes
• abuses
• pans
• condemns
• slams
• censures
• reprehends
• excoriates
• knocks
• denounces
• reproves
• ridicules
• scourges
• blasts
• reviles
• vituperates
• crucifies
• laces (into)
• disparages
• scoffs
• assails
• belittles
• bad-mouths
• scorns
• disses
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• sanctions
• praises
• extols
• lauds

2

as in speaks

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

• speaks
• talks
• discourses
• harangues
• expatiates
• declaims
• orates
• descants
• holds forth
• takes the floor
• soliloquizes
• sermonizes
• pontificates
• recites
• expounds
• mouths
• disserts
• spouts
• filibusters

lectures

2 of 2

noun

plural of lecture

as in sermons

Related Words

• sermons
• lessons
• speeches
• exhortations
• recommendations
• data
• information
• feedback
• suggestions
• solutions
• tips
• pointers
• observations
• teachings
• thoughts
• answers
• considerations
• briefings
• hints
• alarms
• instructions
• warnings
• alerts
• advisements
• expostulations
• remonstrances
• remonstrations
• verdicts
• forewarnings
• urgings
• judgments
• assistances
• directions
• promptings
• cautions
• primings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lectures

Verb

Coach Hudson defends Ricky to Gerry’s face, but privately lectures his daughter about the optics of their close relationship as a female football coach and tells her to put some space between her and Chad (and unknowingly, Russ). — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

Robert Pozen, who lectures at MIT Sloan School of Management and was formerly president of Fidelity Investments, has an answer to the obvious question about who inspects this. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Khimasia is an independent curator who currently lectures at Rutgers University. — News Desk, Artforum, 27 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

Today’s successful downtowns rely on a mix of ingredients, said Steven Falk, the former city manager of Lafayette, who’s served as an interim city executive in Oakland and Richmond and who lectures at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

Bad teams are given mechanisms to recover, not lectures about bootstraps. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026

When not writing, May frequently lectures on the politics and policies of mass incarceration for university classes, academic conferences, and online events. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

With me, my wife lectures me more than my children. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026