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reprehend

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of reprehend

1 to declare to be morally wrong or evil

  • that denomination reprehends murder in any form, contending that the taking of life is never justified
Synonyms of reprehend

anathematize, censure, condemn, damn, decry, denounce, execrate, reprobate
Words Related to reprehend

attack, blame, blast, criticize, dis (also diss) [slang], dispraise, fault, knock, pan, slam

belittle, deprecate, disparage

doom, sentence

convict

blacklist, excommunicate, ostracize

castigate, chastise, rebuke, reprimand, reproach

admonish, chide, reprove

berate, lambaste (or lambast), rake, scold, upbraid, vituperate

curse, imprecate

abhor, abominate, detest, hate, loathe, revile
Near Antonyms of reprehend

approve, endorse (also indorse), sanction

eulogize, exalt, extol (also extoll), glorify, laud, praise

acclaim, applaud, commend, hail, salute, tout

consecrate, hallow, sanctify

honor, revere, venerate
Antonyms of reprehend

bless

2 to express oneʼs unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of

  • without exception, book reviewers reprehended the novelʼs tired plot
Synonyms of reprehend

blame, censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], dispraise, fault, knock, pan, slag [chiefly British]
Words Related to reprehend

skewer, tweak

assail, attack, blast, clobber, slam, slash

nick (at), snipe (at)

beef, bellyache, bitch, carp, cavil, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, kvetch, moan, murmur, mutter, niggle, 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
Phrases Synonymous with reprehend

come down hard (on), find fault (with), take to task
Near Antonyms of reprehend

approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), recommend, sanction
Antonyms of reprehend

extol (also extoll), laud, praise

Synonym Discussion of reprehend

criticize, reprehend, censure, reprobate, condemn, denounce mean to find fault with openly. criticize implies finding fault especially with methods or policies or intentions.
    • criticized the police for using violence
reprehend implies both criticism and severe rebuking.
    • reprehends the self-centeredness of today's students
censure carries a strong suggestion of authority and of reprimanding.
    • a Senator formally censured by his peers
reprobate implies strong disapproval or firm refusal to sanction.
    • reprobated his son's unconventional lifestyle
condemn usually suggests an unqualified and final unfavorable judgment.
    • condemned the government's racial policies
denounce adds to condemn the implication of a public declaration.
    • a pastoral letter denouncing abortion

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