Synonyms for castigation
Most common
blame critique tongue lashing reprehension dressing down upbraiding
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Blame — severe criticism
blame, critique, censure, reprehension, tongue lashing, panning, opprobrium, vituperation, reproach, scolding
2. Dressing down
going over, dressing down, earful informal, upbraiding
3. Punishment — corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof
punishment, chastisement, correction, discipline, chastening, gruel, rebuke, punition dated
4. Improvement — emendation; correction
Other
dressing dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof
- n. 2
Severe criticism.
- n. 3
Emendation; correction.
Forms
- Plural
- castigations → critiques, censures, reprehensions, pannings…
Example sentences
- blame It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.
- critique The teacher gave me a good critique on my project.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| castigation | steady | |
| blame | rising | |
| critique | rising | |
| reprehension | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- blame1, gruel2
- 6 letters
- rebuke2, earful2
- 7 letters
- censure2, panning2
- 8 letters
- dressing2, critique2, revision3, reproach2, scolding2, punition
- 9 letters
- amendment3
- 10 letters
- punishment3, discipline3, correction3, opprobrium4, chastening, upbraiding
- 11 letters
- improvement3
- 12 letters
- chastisement, vituperation, reprehension
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gruel2 = 2 syllables).