Synonyms of reproof

reproof

noun

ri-ˈprüf 

as in condemnation

an often public or formal expression of disapproval

even in church we were not free from Mother's familiar reproof of our ingrained tendency to fidget in our seats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• condemnation
• reprimand
• censure
• rebuke
• reproach
• denunciation
• criticism
• punishment
• excoriation
• stricture
• commination
• lecture
• chastisement
• riot act
• remonstrance
• admonishment
• castigation
• admonition
• lesson
• damnation
• scolding
• objurgation
• talking-to
• lash
• disparagement
• depreciation
• tongue-lashing
• dressing-down
• rap
• deprecation
• pan
• business
• devil
• belittlement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• commendation
• endorsement
• citation
• tribute
• praise
• honor
• approval
• acclamation
• encomium
• eulogy
• panegyric
• sanction
• blessing
• plaudit(s)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reproof

In the appeal to you, gentle readers, to email us with your thoughts, questions, reproofs, corrections, jokes, recipes, etc. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 9 May 2025

Advertisement China’s Foreign Ministry also issued a vehement reproof. — Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024

So your best response is either to ignore the remark, which is a reproof in itself, or to make a joke of it. — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024

Such a man is a proper subject, not for reproof, but for medical treatment. — Fitz Hugh Ludlow, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022

Preceded by a setting of the Kaddish and opening with an evergreen reproof of antisemitism, the symphony is the kind of music that welcomes reflection. — New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022

In response to the reproof, Clicks has issued an apology, and an explanation that at least two other companies were involved in approving the advert. — Norma Young, Quartz Africa, 9 Sep. 2020