as in condemnation
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
while reviewing the troops, the officer delivered a curt reprimand to one of the soldiers
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as in to scold
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
reprimanded the summer intern for her constant tardiness
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as in to admonish
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
reprimanded the student for using the lax grammar and punctuation of text messaging in a term paper
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as in to censure
to express public or formal disapproval of
the president was forced to reprimand the general for publicly voicing his disagreements with the nation's foreign policy
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Recent Examples of reprimand
Amber Gaudet
june 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
The filing references a confidential judicial disciplinary matter within the 11th Circuit involving an unnamed federal judge who allegedly attended a partisan political event and later received a private reprimand.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
5 June 2026
The employee has been reprimanded.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Noun
The board issued Walton a formal reprimand Monday, June 1, and ordered her to complete continuing education credits on ethics, professionalism and boundaries.
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Amber Gaudet
june 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
The filing references a confidential judicial disciplinary matter within the 11th Circuit involving an unnamed federal judge who allegedly attended a partisan political event and later received a private reprimand.
—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Verb
Behind closed doors, ProPublica revealed, the majority-Republican state Supreme Court quashed the commission’s recommendations that two Republican judges who’d admitted to committing egregious conduct violations be publicly reprimanded.
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Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
5 June 2026
The employee has been reprimanded.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprimand
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Kyiv cast the attack as revenge for strikes on a historic monastery that had drawn global condemnation.
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And over time, as politicians and religious leaders have pushed for the regulation and public condemnation of those who practice BDSM, people have formed communities to support one another and create spaces for pleasure.
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Someone else scolds the offender.
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This time, however, Charlotte promptly scolded him for his untoward behavior.
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In the viral video after the shooting, neighbors can be heard angrily admonishing officers for killing the dog.
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Suffolk County Sheriff's Office Judge Timothy Mazzei then admonished Heuermann.
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The two were censured and expelled from the International City/County Managers Association for ethics code violations.
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He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council.
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All while performatively lecturing and demanding everyone agree with his viewpoints.
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If and until that day comes, there will be fingerpointing, lecturing and posturing, all of which has flowed freely in the wake of the Sorsby decision.
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Trump blames vandalism for the troubles with the reflecting pool renovation, announces people are being arrested.
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The logic here is highly questionable — dying for your queen and dying by her hand are not equivalent sacrifices — but let’s blame Lorent’s lapse in judgment on the chaos of the moment.
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Catholic leaders in Florida argue that there are better ways to protect the public from violent crimes and in Spencer’s case, the availability of life without parole is a moral way to punish Spencer without taking his life.
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And now she's been punished for it.
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Cooper Freeman, Alaska director at the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity, sharply criticized the circumstances surrounding the whale’s death.
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Plenty of those who populate that category are championed instead of criticized.
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“Reprimand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprimand. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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