OBJURGATING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

objurgating

verb

present participle of objurgate

as in reprimanding

to express public or formal disapproval of even used his last will and testament as a final opportunity to objurgate his prodigal son

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Verb

Her Volumnia bellows at her meek daughter-in-law, Virgilia (Justine Faith) as though reprimanding an incompetent private.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Earlier this week, Scott Agness claimed his press credentials were revoked by the team after his reporting led to the WNBA reprimanding the Fever for not being transparent about Clark’s health status during a game on May 20.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026

Definition of reprimanding

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As this memoir opens, Iran’s morality police stalk the university where Nafisi works, censuring her female students.

— The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Brown, the lone vote against Martinez’s item, said offering trainings to all councilmembers without mandating it for the mayor and not censuring him absolved Martinez of accountability.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of censuring

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The 27-year-old hasn’t been in the Kodak since publicly condemning both parents in a scathing Instagram Story back in January.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Canada now spearheads an annual resolution at the United Nations General Assembly condemning Iran’s dismal human-rights record.

— Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of condemning

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The blaze comes amid Western Europe’s third punishing heat wave this summer, fueling deadly fires in Spain and France and underscoring scientists’ findings that the continent is warming twice as fast as the global average.

— Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Acts of kindness are few and far between in the punishing Myanmar textile factory where young San Kyi (Nandar Myat Aung) makes a meager living, hunched over a sewing machine.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 July 2026

Definition of punishing

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During Democratic presidencies, which the DSA mostly spends denouncing the occupant of the Oval Office as a sellout, Democratic loyalists have less patience for factional complaints.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
The crisis that healthcare professionals on and off the island have been denouncing for years has mobilized nonprofit health organizations in Miami, which are preparing to act immediately in the event sociopolitical change comes to the island.

— Sarah Moreno July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of denouncing

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Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had again been aggressively criticizing NATO for its lack of support over Iran and for failing to spend anywhere near enough money on its own security.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 10 July 2026
That didn't stop the public from criticizing the weekend congestion.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of criticizing

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Soon though, Shawna noticed some of Zaayer's strange behaviors — including scolding her grandson, getting upset over cleaning habits and allegedly showing them racist videos.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Justice Barrett actually sounded kind of sharp, almost scolding, in the opinion in her criticism of the assertions made by the plaintiffs and some of the justices in the minority.

— John E. Jones III, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

Definition of scolding

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