reproved

verb

past tense of reprove
1
as in admonished
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault my piano teacher often reproves me for slouching while playing, observing that good posture helps one play better

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2
as in reprimanded
to express public or formal disapproval of the principal reproved the hockey team for their display of poor sportsmanship on the ice and ordered that a letter of apology be sent to the other school

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3
as in disliked
to hold an unfavorable opinion of the older generation has always reproved the younger generation's taste in music

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reproved
  1. admonished
  2. reprimanded
  3. disliked
  4. scolded
  5. censured
  6. criticized
  7. blamed
  8. condemned
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  • The senator even admonished Republican staffers who were protesting outside a DC meeting between the candidate and Senate Democrats.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
  • The judge overseeing the wrongful death civil case that John O'Keefe's family filed against Karen Read admonished more than a dozen lawyers involved in the case on Wednesday.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of admonished
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  • According to state records, Tolliver was reprimanded by the state’s Education Practices Commission and given two years of probation from teaching in 2012.
    — Austin Horn July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The Israeli soldier who physically assaulted a CNN photojournalist in March was formally reprimanded by his commanders for his use of force but faces no criminal charges in the matter, the Israeli military said Monday.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Definition of reprimanded
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  • Lauer, who publicly disliked his bulk relief role with the Blue Jays, is now returning to a traditional starting role with the Dodgers.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The book-club members roundly disliked it, indignant that the character was being driven mad by perimenopause, as if hormone-replacement therapy didn’t exist.
    — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of disliked
Verb
  • Davis remembered once being scolded as a teenager by her mother after being caught speaking poorly of a classmate.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of scolded
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  • He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • Three years later, censured by his Senate colleagues, ostracized by his party, and ignored by the press, McCarthy drank himself to death, a broken man at the age of 48.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
Definition of censured
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  • His past medical reports have been criticized for offering limited detail and including statistics that some health professionals have viewed with skepticism.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • During the Democratic state convention in Corpus Christi last month, the Democratic candidate for governor, Gina Hinojosa, criticized Abbott.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of criticized
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  • The case has drawn attention because the woman, Andrea Shaw, has publicly blamed vaccines for the twins’ deaths.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 July 2026
  • The Administration blamed individuals who allegedly vandalized the pool.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of blamed
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  • In March, Ben Saul, UN special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, condemned both US and Iranian threats to target civilian energy infrastructure.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The day after a vigil turned out hundreds in Portland, a group of several dozen protestors gathered near an ICE facility in Scarborough and condemned Collins for supporting legislation to expand funding for ICE.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of condemned
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