465 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ skˈə͡ʊldɪŋ], [ skˈə‍ʊldɪŋ], [ s_k_ˈəʊ_l_d_ɪ_ŋ]

Similar words for scolding:

• abusive (adjective)
• critical (adjective)
• other relevant words (adjective)
• overcritical (adjective)
• abuse (noun)
• censure (noun)
• lecture (noun)
• lesson (noun)
• meanness (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• rebuke (noun)
• reprimand (noun)
• tongue-lashing (noun)
• vituperation (noun)
• accusing (verb)
• cussing (verb)
• other synonyms
• other relevant words (noun)

Paraphrases for scolding

Homophones for scolding

Synonyms for Scolding:

• adj.

  • abusive (adjective)
  • most upbraiding,
  • more castigating,
  • more scolding,
  • most castigating,
  • most invective,
  • in-solent,
  • most calumniating,
  • most maligning,
  • more reviling,
  • sharp tongued,
  • most reproachful,
  • most reviling,
  • most vilifying,
  • more obloquious,
  • most obloquious,
  • sharptongued,
  • most scolding,
  • more vilifying,
  • more traducing,
  • more maligning,
  • in solent,
  • more calumniating,
  • more reproachful,
  • more upbraiding,
  • more invective,
  • most traducing.
  • critical (adjective)
  • nit-picking,
  • Exceptive,
  • calumniatory,
  • Cavillous.
  • Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • opprobrious,
  • offensive,
  • insolent,
  • libelous,
  • scathing,
  • Obloquious,
  • vituperative,
  • abusive,
  • reproachful,
  • critical.
  • overcritical (adjective)
  • over critical.

• n.

  • abuse (noun)
  • hosings,
  • up-braiding,
  • up braidings,
  • knifings,
  • up braiding,
  • pushing arounds,
  • badmouthings,
  • up-braidings,
  • bad mouthings,
  • bad-mouthings,
  • kicking arounds,
  • upbraidings,
  • signifyings.
  • censure (noun)
  • rating,
  • chiding,
  • berating,
  • chewing out.
  • lecture (noun)
  • goingover,
  • pre aching,
  • talking-tos,
  • telling offs,
  • talkingtos,
  • talking tos,
  • pre-aching,
  • dressingdown,
  • talkingto.
  • lesson (noun)
  • helpful word,
  • noble action,
  • lesson,
  • lessons.
  • meanness (noun)
  • covetings,
  • defamings,
  • deceivings,
  • belittlings,
  • de grading,
  • sneakings,
  • defraudings,
  • grovelings,
  • de-faming,
  • quarrelings,
  • dishonorings,
  • shamings,
  • de-grading,
  • dis honoring,
  • dis-honoring,
  • de faming,
  • degradings.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • vituperation,
  • reproof,
  • hard time,
  • harangue,
  • Reviling,
  • put-down,
  • grudgings,
  • putdown,
  • quinine,
  • calling down,
  • Sermons,
  • disapproval,
  • groomings,
  • revilement,
  • slap in face,
  • telling-off,
  • meanness,
  • moralisms,
  • scurrility,
  • talking to,
  • kick in teeth,
  • reprehension,
  • quinines,
  • hard times,
  • tongue-lashing,
  • refusal,
  • pushing around,
  • preachments,
  • libel,
  • slap wrist,
  • Ragging,
  • talking-to,
  • admonishment,
  • chewing-out,
  • preachment,
  • piece of mind,
  • what for,
  • groveling,
  • bawling-out,
  • kick in the teeth,
  • chidings,
  • slap on wrist,
  • kicking around,
  • slap in the face,
  • objurgations,
  • reproval,
  • moralism,
  • verbal abuse,
  • scurrilousness,
  • abuse,
  • lecture,
  • objurgation,
  • reprimand,
  • hosing,
  • rebuke,
  • castigation,
  • piece of one's mind,
  • reproach,
  • earful,
  • censure,
  • slap the face.
  • rebuke (noun)
  • bawling-outs,
  • chewingout,
  • bawling outs,
  • chewing outs,
  • ex-postulation,
  • chewing-outs,
  • re-pulses,
  • bawlingout,
  • be rating,
  • kick teeth,
  • re-prehensions,
  • kick the teeth,
  • ex postulations,
  • be-rating,
  • dis-approvals,
  • re buff,
  • bawlingouts,
  • be-ratings,
  • slap face,
  • earfuls,
  • telling-offs,
  • be ratings,
  • dis-approval,
  • re-prehension,
  • reprovals,
  • re prehensions,
  • re buffs,
  • re prehension,
  • beratings,
  • re-monstrance,
  • re-monstrances,
  • tellingoffs,
  • ex-postulations,
  • chewingouts,
  • dis approval,
  • re-buffs,
  • re monstrances,
  • re pulses,
  • re monstrance,
  • tellingoff,
  • ex postulation,
  • dis approvals.
  • reprimand (noun)
  • piece of one mind,
  • piece mind,
  • calling downs,
  • going overs,
  • piece of ones mind,
  • what fors,
  • raggings,
  • piece one mind,
  • piece ones mind,
  • piece one's mind.
  • tongue-lashing (noun)
  • tongue lashing,
  • tonguelashing.
  • vituperation (noun)
  • verbal abuses.

• v.

  • accusing (verb)
  • Alleging,
  • complaining,
  • condemning,
  • Imputing,
  • Charging,
  • criticizing,
  • Impeaching,
  • Reproaching,
  • accusing,
  • Blaming,
  • Inculpating,
  • Implicating,
  • Denouncing,
  • Arraigning,
  • Citing,
  • incriminating.
  • cussing (verb)
  • cursing,
  • swearing,
  • nagging,
  • Blaspheming,
  • cussing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • objection,
  • admonition,
  • weapon.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • rumbling,
  • muttering,
  • admonitory,
  • teasing,
  • Objurgating,
  • explicate,
  • exhort,
  • raping,
  • admonish,
  • caning,
  • dissent,
  • Nettling,
  • advise,
  • imprecation,
  • bellyaching,
  • hypercritical,
  • reprove,
  • catch,
  • pet peeve,
  • Reprehending,
  • Dunning,
  • disparaging,
  • Griping,
  • flogging,
  • Snubbing,
  • frown,
  • persuade,
  • yacking,
  • take prisoner,
  • Dispraising,
  • instruct,
  • address,
  • dressing,
  • Altercative,
  • execration,
  • vilification,
  • tumultuous,
  • chasten,
  • Graveling,
  • inveigle,
  • scowl,
  • upbraiding,
  • expound,
  • scold,
  • Quarrelling,
  • clavering,
  • remonstrance,
  • curtain lecture,
  • contumelious,
  • berate,
  • call down,
  • speak,
  • chastisement,
  • tantalising,
  • Rebuking,
  • slashing,
  • Riling,
  • entice,
  • inform,
  • Criticising,
  • Masticating,
  • censorious,
  • set down,
  • hearing,
  • grumbling,
  • bandage,
  • squawk,
  • interpret,
  • educate,
  • express,
  • Maligning,
  • Remonstrating,
  • railing,
  • blowing up,
  • tell off,
  • croaking,
  • define,
  • calumny,
  • reproofing,
  • querulousness,
  • obloquy,
  • Bedevilling,
  • punishment,
  • rap,
  • faultfinding,
  • complaint,
  • mutter,
  • catch at,
  • irritating,
  • beefing,
  • bouncing,
  • say,
  • Jading,
  • yapping,
  • turbulent,
  • whipping,
  • Jobation,
  • raging,
  • chastening,
  • bawling out,
  • Disciplining,
  • quarrelsome,
  • malediction,
  • beef,
  • peevishness,
  • rowing,
  • razzing,
  • Fault-finding,
  • crushing,
  • punitive measures,
  • slap,
  • Execrating,
  • visiting,
  • Chastising,
  • reprobation,
  • disapproving,
  • holler,
  • gripe,
  • Crucifying,
  • baiting,
  • criticise,
  • lecturing,
  • induce,
  • dress,
  • caution,
  • bellyache,
  • explain,
  • Inveighing,
  • bitch,
  • train,
  • lambasting,
  • condemnatory,
  • expostulation,
  • teach,
  • Squawking,
  • sermon,
  • advice,
  • strapping,
  • correction,
  • admonishing,
  • enlighten,
  • frustrating,
  • Chaffering,
  • Sniping,
  • chattering,
  • black look,
  • Bedeviling,
  • Deviling,
  • Plugging,
  • murmuring,
  • make fun,
  • bitching,
  • convince,
  • wig,
  • jabberer,
  • chewing,
  • Vanquishing,
  • Hell,
  • Abusing,
  • decipher,
  • rapping,
  • piece,
  • trouncing,
  • Exprobration,
  • Remonstration,
  • Jawing,
  • rallying,
  • blow up,
  • rebuff,
  • Lathering,
  • invective,
  • Censuring,
  • complain,
  • vituperating,
  • coax,
  • Chatting,
  • assure,
  • furious,
  • Increpation,
  • Castigating,
  • growling,
  • damning,
  • HIT,
  • blow-up up,
  • groan,
  • groaning,
  • discourse,
  • howl,
  • pronounce,
  • growl,
  • grievance,
  • Reprimanding,
  • Correcting,
  • gossiping,
  • spanking,
  • preaching,
  • wrangling,
  • chide,
  • grousing,
  • upbraid,
  • Twitting,
  • bear a grudge,
  • boisterous,
  • correct,
  • tantalizing,
  • slating,
  • tormenting,
  • protest,
  • forcemeat,
  • grouse,
  • nattering,
  • lashing,
  • annoying,
  • overcritical,
  • whining,
  • kicking,
  • dressing down,
  • Calumniation,
  • reproving,
  • Devilling,
  • discipline,
  • coding,
  • Hacking,
  • reprehend,
  • criticism,
  • clarify,
  • peeve,
  • kick,
  • talk to,
  • trimming,
  • chafing,
  • Confabulating,
  • wigging,
  • criticize,
  • billingsgate,
  • petulance,
  • Bothering.

Paraphrases for Scolding:

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    accusing, attacking, condemning, Blaming, criticizing.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    cursing.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    calling.

Homophones for Scolding:

• scalding, slow-wittedness, shielding, sleuthing, solidness, squalidness, sliding, saltiness, Salad Nicoise, skeleton key, salting, Salton Sea, sledding, slating.