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Synonyms and Antonyms of reproaching
- our neighbor loudly reproached us for tromping through his yard
basting, bawling out, berating, calling down, castigating, chastising, chewing out, dressing down, flaying, hammering, jawing, keelhauling, lambasting, lecturing, ragging, railing (at or against), ranting (at), rating, reaming (out), rebuking, reprimanding, scolding, scoring, tongue-lashing, upbraiding
admonishing, chiding, remonstrating (with), reproving
abusing, assailing, attacking, bad-mouthing, blaming, blasting, censuring, condemning, criticizing, crucifying, denouncing, dissing [slang], excoriating, faulting, haranguing, knocking, lacing (into), lashing, panning, reprehending, reviling, scourging, slamming, vituperating
- she cleared her throat as a way of reproaching us for having our elbows on the table
berating, castigating, chewing out, dressing down, flaying, haranguing, jawing, keelhauling, lambasting, lecturing, railing (at or against), rating, scolding, scoring, upbraiding
abusing, assailing, attacking, bad-mouthing, blaming, blasting, censuring, condemning, criticizing, crucifying, denouncing, dissing [slang], excoriating, faulting, knocking, lashing, panning, reprehending, slamming
belittling, deprecating, disparaging, minimizing, mocking, putting down
- the governor reproached the legislature for failing to pass the budget on time and once again throwing the state into fiscal chaos
citing, commending, endorsing (also indorsing)
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