Synonyms for upbraid
Definitions
- v. 1
To criticize severely.
Related words
- Word family
- upbraider
Forms
- Past participle
- upbraided
e.g. upbraided → reproached, rated, blamed, lectured…
Example sentences
- rate His synchronizing rate left nothing to be desired.
- blame It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.
- lecture I ought to have attended the lecture but I didn't.
- condemn Would you condemn your friend for the same thing?
By length
- 3 letters
- jaw1
- 4 letters
- rate1, rail1, twit
- 5 letters
- abuse2, blame1, scold1, chide1
- 6 letters
- rebuke2, berate2
- 7 letters
- lecture2, condemn2, censure2, reprove, embraid
- 8 letters
- reproach2, admonish3
- 9 letters
- reprimand3, reprehend
- 10 letters
- vituperate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- gronder
- Italiano
- rimbombare
- Català
- remugar