Synonyms for lambast
- verb
- British English
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Chide — to scold, reprimand or criticize harshly
castigate, excoriate, criticize UK US, criticise UK, chide, berate, scold, admonish, tell off, remonstrate, call down, rebuke, trounce, lash, have words, reprimand, reprove, censure, take to task, slash, dress down, bawl out, lecture
Definitions
- v. 1
To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily.
- v. 2
To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
Related words
- Other spellings
- lambaste lamblast US
Forms
- Past participle
- lambasted
e.g. lambasted → castigated, excoriated, criticized, chid…
Example sentences
- berate If you berate me like that again, I will quit.
- castigate Don't castigate me. I haven't done anything wrong.
By length
- 3 letters
- hit1, rap1
- 4 letters
- beat1, bang1, whip1, cane1, flap1, lash1, maul1, pelt1, flog1
- 5 letters
- knock1, punch1, pound1, slash1, spank1, thump1, scold1, baste1, chide1
- 6 letters
- strike1, hammer2, batter2, buffet2, rebuke2, thrash1, patter2, pommel2, berate2
- 7 letters
- lecture2, censure2, trounce1, reprove, belabor3
- 8 letters
- admonish3, belabour
- 9 letters
- criticize3, criticise, reprimand3, castigate3, excoriate4
- 11 letters
- remonstrate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hammer2 = 2 syllables).