Synonyms of reprimanded

reprimanded

verb

past tense of reprimand

1

as in scolded

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

reprimanded the summer intern for her constant tardiness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in admonished

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in censured

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reprimanded

Mandell was later formally reprimanded for allowing another client’s hearing to be delayed by six years, during which time two witnesses died. — Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026

The Denver school board censured director Monica Hunter on Thursday night, the third time in five years that the governing body of Colorado’s largest K-12 district has publicly reprimanded a colleague. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

She was reprimanded by the House Rules and Ethics Committee for her stunt with the bullhorn. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

My mother reprimanded me for taking a sip from a cocktail glass without first removing the little plastic swizzle stick that often comes in a drink. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

She has been suspended and reprimanded but also sometimes got her punishments rescinded. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

But the top management set early resumption as a key business target and harshly reprimanded a team working on a resumption permit because of the prolonged screening, which might have pressured them into wrongdoing, the report said. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Judge William Sullivan declined to declare a mistrial but sharply reprimanded the prosecution and told the jury to disregard Heilbrun’s statements on Clancy’s faith. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit says the officer was reprimanded and removed from further field training of Wadell. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026