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reprehend
Synonyms and Antonyms of reprehend
- reprehends the taking of life in any form
- Without exception, book reviewers reprehended the novel's tired plot.
assail, attack, blast, clobber, slam, slash
beef, bellyache, carp, cavil, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, kvetch, moan, murmur, mutter, quibble, whine
admonish, chide, drub, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove
berate, castigate, crucify, excoriate, flay, gibbet, hammer, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lash, pillory, scold, upbraid
bad-mouth, belittle, decry, deride, discommend, disparage, put down
come down hard (on), find fault (with), take to task
Synonym Discussion of reprehend
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- criticized the police for using violence
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- reprehends the self-centeredness of today's students
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- a Senator formally censured by his peers
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- reprobated his son's unconventional lifestyle
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- condemned the government's racial policies
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- a pastoral letter denouncing abortion
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