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reprimand
Synonyms and Antonyms of reprimand
- while reviewing the troops, the officer delivered a curt reprimand to one of the soldiers
citation, commendation, endorsement (also indorsement)
reprimand
Synonyms and Antonyms of reprimand
- reprimanded the summer intern for her constant tardiness
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
lay into, read the riot act (to), take to task
- reprimanded the student for using the lax grammar and punctuation of text messaging in a term paper
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
burn one's ears, get after, get on
- the president was forced to reprimand the general for publicly voicing his disagreements with the nationʼs foreign policy
bring to account, call to account
Synonym Discussion of reprimand
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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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