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rebuke
Synonyms and Antonyms of rebuke
- delivered a stinging rebuke to the Congress, calling for an end to backstabbing and arguing
citation, commendation, endorsement (also indorsement)
rebuke
Synonyms and Antonyms of rebuke
- the father was forced to rebuke his son for the spendthrift ways he had adopted since arriving at college
berate, castigate, chew out, dress down, flay, harangue, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rail (at or against), rate, scold, score, upbraid
abuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], excoriate, fault, knock, lash, pan, reprehend, slam
- strongly rebuked the girl for playing with matches
admonish, chide, remonstrate (with), reprove
abuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], excoriate, fault, harangue, knock, lace (into), lash, pan, reprehend, revile, scourge, slam, vituperate
- in a rare move, the state's supreme court rebuked the governor for trying to circumvent one of its recent rulings
Synonym Discussion of rebuke
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- gently reproved my table manners
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- the papal letter rebuked dissenting clerics
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- reprimanded by the ethics committee
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- admonished by my parents to control expenses
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- reproached him for tardiness
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- chided by their mother for untidiness
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