Synonyms of rebuked

rebuked

verb

past tense of rebuke

1

as in admonished

to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault

the father was forced to rebuke his son for the spendthrift ways he had adopted since arriving at college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admonished
• reprimanded
• scolded
• criticized
• blamed
• reproved
• reproached
• faulted
• mocked
• chid
• upbraided
• condemned
• got after
• got on
• ticked off
• berated
• attacked
• lectured
• censured
• assailed
• denounced
• excoriated
• castigated
• harangued
• burned one's ears
• lambasted
• crucified
• ridiculed
• lashed
• knocked
• slammed
• flayed
• disparaged
• chewed out
• reprehended
• panned
• belittled
• dressed down
• scoffed
• derided
• railed (at or against)
• minimized
• scored
• keelhauled
• scorned
• blasted
• abused
• rated
• bad-mouthed
• jawed
• dissed
• deprecated
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• praised
• applauded
• saluted
• hailed
• extolled
• lauded
• touted
• OK'd

2

as in scolded

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

strongly rebuked the girl for playing with matches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolded
• reprimanded
• lectured
• criticized
• blamed
• upbraided
• chastised
• berated
• admonished
• attacked
• ragged
• reproached
• castigated
• mocked
• lambasted
• flayed
• bawled out
• chewed out
• called down
• reamed (out)
• faulted
• laid into
• dressed down
• railed (at or against)
• scored
• hammered
• ranted (at)
• keelhauled
• rated
• basted
• condemned
• tongue-lashed
• jawed
• denounced
• slammed
• assailed
• reproved
• read the riot act (to)
• excoriated
• lashed
• reviled
• censured
• crucified
• knocked
• ridiculed
• took to task
• disparaged
• harangued
• blasted
• chid
• remonstrated (with)
• panned
• reprehended
• abused
• scourged
• belittled
• scoffed
• scorned
• vituperated
• laced (into)
• bad-mouthed
• dissed
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• praised
• extolled
• lauded

3

as in reprimanded

to express public or formal disapproval of

in a rare move, the state's supreme court rebuked the governor for trying to circumvent one of its recent rulings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reprimanded
• censured
• condemned
• denounced
• punished
• scolded
• criticized
• admonished
• reproved
• reproached
• called to account
• chastised
• brought to account
• upbraided
• objurgated
• berated
• castigated
• lectured
• ragged
• disparaged
• belittled
• lambasted
• cut up
• flayed
• bawled out
• chewed out
• told off
• dressed down
• railed (at or against)
• scored
• keelhauled
• depreciated
• deprecated
• rated
• gibbeted
• jawed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cited
• endorsed
• commended
• applauded
• honored
• hailed
• praised
• acclaimed
• approved
• sanctioned
• blessed
• lauded
• eulogized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rebuked

The Iranian president also rebuked colleagues who have opposed a peace deal. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

One night earlier in the tour, a woman Usher had brought onstage rebuked him, which embarrassed him. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

Police have rebuked their concerns that local surveillance data could be shared with federal agencies for immigration enforcement purposes. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Hall also rebuked Laster for contacting a co-defendant after their indictment. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

At a news conference Wednesday, Wahab rebuked Mohan’s statements. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

The president, who has long insisted that someone maliciously vandalized the lining of the pool with a knife or boxcutter, first rebuked Pirro's decision to drop the Hearn case in a Saturday social media post. — Emily Chang, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

But many Republicans rebuked the idea of his arrest - including the president himself. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 July 2026

And then legislators who had supported them were ousted in the state’s May primaries, rebuked by the pro-voucher governor and then by voters who sided with candidates the governor had backed. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026