REPROACHED Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

reproached

verb

past tense of reproach

as in scolded

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings our neighbor loudly reproached us for tromping through his yard

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as in admonished

to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault she cleared her throat as a way of reproaching us for having our elbows on the table

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as in censured

to express public or formal disapproval of the governor reproached the legislature for failing to pass the budget on time and once again throwing the state into fiscal chaos

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Recent Examples of reproached Jean’s mama reproached her for not having been more careful and babied Wole, ordering him to remove his T-shirt and retrieving an aloe lotion, telling him to stretch out on the couch and instructing Jean to spread it over the tender areas. —

David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 During her tenure, she was openly critiqued for her lack of political knowledge and reproached for her Christian-fundamentalist views on evolution. —

Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025

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Leon scolded Justice Department attorneys for arguing that the entire project needed to go forward for national security reasons, before previously distinguishing between the bunker below ground and the ballroom above ground.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Government officials scolded young people for the signs of disrespect.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026