What is another word for upbraid?
863 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ʌpbɹˈe͡ɪd], [ ʌpbɹˈeɪd], [ ʌ_p_b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_d]
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Similar words for upbraid:
- come down on (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- reproach (noun)
- abuse (verb)
- admonish (verb)
- bawl out (verb)
- berate (verb)
- blame (verb)
- castigate (verb)
- censure (verb)
- chasten (verb)
- chastise (verb)
- chide (verb)
- condemn (verb)
- denounce (verb)
- disapprove (verb)
- dress down (verb)
- fulminate (verb)
- inveigh (verb)
- lambaste (verb)
- lash (verb)
- nag (verb)
- rail (verb)
- rebuke (verb)
- reprimand (verb)
- reproach (verb)
- reprove (verb)
- ride (verb)
- scold (verb)
- taunt (verb)
- tell off (verb)
- vituperate (verb)
- other synonyms
- bawl out
- berate
- blame
- condemn
- dress down
- inveigh
- other relevant words
- rail
- tell off
- vituperate
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Upbraid:
n.
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- savage,
- tear someone/something to pieces/shreds,
- tell off,
- take/bring/hold someone to task,
- harangue.
- come.
v.
• abuse (verb)- cap,
- cut down,
- decry,
- vilify,
- backbite,
- bad-mouth,
- persecute,
- bash,
- smear,
- derogate,
- discount,
- belittle,
- oppress,
- minimize,
- calumniate,
- defame,
- run down,
- insult,
- zing.
- scorch,
- blister,
- rail at,
- tongue-lash,
- jump all over,
- eat out,
- give one hell,
- rate,
- give what for,
- jaw.
- saddle,
- roast,
- frame,
- indict,
- charge,
- express disapprobation,
- disapprove,
- hold responsible,
- pass the buck,
- let one have it,
- impute,
- lower the boom,
- lay to,
- lay a bad trip on,
- blow the whistle on,
- stick it to,
- attribute,
- blast,
- tax,
- jump down one's throat,
- climb all over,
- Denunciate,
- point the finger,
- reprehend,
- ascribe,
- find fault with,
- lay at one's door.
- discipline,
- drub,
- flay,
- scourge,
- baste,
- come down on,
- scarify,
- beat,
- scathe,
- lay out,
- penalize,
- cane,
- rail,
- punish,
- correct,
- flog,
- whip,
- pummel,
- thrash.
- rebuff,
- ostracize,
- contemn,
- asperse,
- deprecate,
- judge,
- disparage,
- knock,
- cut up,
- impugn,
- cavil,
- attack,
- denigrate.
- pins it on,
- sent up river,
- hangs something on,
- pinned it on,
- thumbsing down on,
- passed sentence on,
- re probated,
- hanging something on,
- re-probates,
- thumbses down on,
- pinning it on,
- pro-scribe,
- sending up,
- hung something on,
- passes sentence on,
- pro scribe,
- hanged something on,
- points finger at,
- pro scribing,
- pointed finger at,
- sent the river,
- send the river,
- sends up the river,
- re probate,
- sent river,
- send river,
- re-probating,
- sending up river,
- sent up the river,
- pro scribed,
- pro-scribing,
- pro-scribes,
- re-probated,
- passing sentence on,
- sends up river,
- sends river,
- thumbsed down on,
- re probates,
- pointing finger at,
- sending river,
- sends the river,
- re probating,
- pro scribes,
- re-probate,
- pro-scribed,
- sending the river,
- send up river.
- de claiming,
- inveighing against,
- de claimed,
- charges with,
- de-claim,
- de-claiming,
- de claims,
- de-claimed,
- de-claims,
- ex-posed,
- ex-pose,
- ex pose,
- inveighed against,
- inveighs against,
- charging with,
- ex-posing,
- de claim,
- ex posed.
- tears into,
- tare in to,
- tearing into,
- tear in to,
- tore in to,
- torn in to,
- tears in to,
- tare into,
- torn into,
- tearing in to,
- tore into.
- hast at,
- ex-postulating,
- recriminates,
- rips into,
- works over,
- ex-postulates,
- ex postulated,
- has at,
- re criminate,
- ex postulate,
- re-criminating,
- re criminates,
- recriminated,
- hadst at,
- ripped in to,
- hath at,
- ripping into,
- rips in to,
- ex-postulate,
- sounded off,
- went after,
- ex-postulated,
- having at,
- cracks down on,
- re criminated,
- ex postulating,
- sounding off,
- sounds off,
- re-criminate,
- wrought over,
- cracked down on,
- re criminating,
- rip in to,
- ex-cept,
- haddest at,
- re-criminated,
- ripped into,
- re-criminates,
- ex cept,
- ex postulates,
- ripping in to.
- taking out on,
- wrought on,
- takes it out on,
- took it out on,
- works on,
- took out on,
- taking it out on,
- takes out on.
- gives dickens,
- lighting into,
- giving the dickens,
- lights into,
- lighted into,
- lighting in to,
- light in to,
- give dickens,
- lights in to,
- gave dickens,
- giving dickens,
- gives the dickens,
- gave the dickens,
- lit into,
- lit in to,
- lighted in to.
- calling to task,
- calls to task,
- dis credits,
- gave the devil,
- gave devil,
- dis credited,
- dis credit,
- dis-crediting,
- dis-credits,
- called to task,
- gives comeuppance,
- giving comeuppance,
- giving devil,
- gave comeuppance,
- calls task,
- give devil,
- gives the devil,
- call task,
- called task,
- dis crediting,
- dis-credited,
- calling task,
- dis-credit,
- gives devil,
- giving the devil.
- over ridden,
- is autocratic,
- art autocratic,
- being autocratic,
- are autocratic,
- was autocratic,
- art arbitrary,
- over-rides,
- over-riding,
- were autocratic,
- being arbitrary,
- over-ridden,
- over riding,
- wast autocratic,
- over-rode,
- wert autocratic,
- am autocratic,
- are arbitrary,
- over ride,
- wast arbitrary,
- was arbitrary,
- over rides,
- wert arbitrary,
- is arbitrary,
- am arbitrary,
- over rode,
- were arbitrary.
- give talking to,
- give talking-to,
- gave talking to,
- lays down law,
- gives talking-to,
- giving a talkingto,
- gave a talking-to,
- lay down law,
- gave a talking to,
- gives talkingto,
- keeping aft,
- pre-ached,
- kept aft,
- laid down the law,
- giving talkingto,
- gave a talkingto,
- give a talkingto,
- keeps aft,
- laid down law,
- gives a talking-to,
- gives a talking to,
- gave talking-to,
- giving a talking-to,
- gives talking to,
- pre aching,
- gives a talkingto,
- laying down the law,
- give talkingto,
- giving a talking to,
- pre-aching,
- laying down law,
- giving talking-to,
- giving talking to,
- pre ached,
- gave talkingto.
- de-ride,
- de-riding,
- swipes at,
- swiping at,
- out rages,
- de riding,
- out-rages,
- out-raged,
- scoffing at,
- out-rage,
- de ride,
- out raged,
- out-raging,
- swiped at,
- scoffs at,
- de-rides,
- de rides.
Other synonyms:
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- rap.
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- dress.
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- call.
- skin,
- lay at door,
- held responsible,
- stick to,
- lower boom,
- Saddling,
- saddled,
- stuck to,
- framing,
- climb over,
- sticks to,
- jump down throat.
- send up the river,
- proscribe,
- sentences,
- found guilty,
- finds guilty,
- finding guilty,
- pin it on,
- sent up,
- blow whistle on,
- hang something on,
- sends up,
- sending up the river,
- Reprobated,
- let have it,
- send up,
- pass sentence on,
- point finger at,
- Dooming,
- find guilty,
- thumbs down on,
- reprobates,
- Reprobating.
- had at,
- going after,
- work over,
- go after,
- have at,
- cracking down on,
- rip into,
- goes after,
- worked over,
- crack down on,
- sound off,
- recriminate,
- recriminating.
- pick apart,
- lambaste,
- light into,
- scoff at,
- find fault,
- Cudgeling,
- bawl out,
- Forewarned,
- offend,
- Egged,
- give a talking to,
- jawboning,
- lean on,
- Caned,
- slap,
- rip up,
- rap knuckles,
- Reamed,
- give the dickens,
- call to task,
- over-ride,
- inveigh,
- disciplined,
- sitting on,
- Gluing,
- give piece of mind,
- signify,
- jump on,
- Fussing,
- dump on,
- exprobate,
- Skelp,
- denounce,
- put down,
- heckle,
- work on,
- scoffed at,
- Egging,
- be autocratic,
- speak to,
- Cudgelled,
- vituperate,
- pull apart,
- Cudgelling,
- carp on,
- Cudgeled,
- read riot act,
- lash,
- remonstrate,
- skelped,
- Disciplining,
- dumped on,
- spank,
- Vilified,
- tear apart,
- working on,
- censure,
- Ratted,
- torn apart,
- swear at,
- Fussed,
- berate,
- slap down,
- get after,
- ride,
- tick off,
- lessons,
- ferules,
- charge with,
- rap on knuckles,
- drag over the coals,
- dress down,
- animadverts,
- reprove,
- Reaming,
- give piece of one's mind,
- cuss out,
- talk to,
- ratting,
- chastise,
- laying on,
- taunt,
- running down,
- slap wrist,
- badmouth,
- chasten,
- Slammed,
- Lessoning,
- condemn,
- animadvert,
- take down a peg,
- worked on,
- slap on wrist,
- reading out,
- fulminate,
- cut to the quick,
- reprimand,
- lay down the law,
- jawbone,
- blow off,
- Trashed,
- do number on,
- carp at,
- revile,
- pick on,
- give a hard time,
- leaning on,
- do a number on,
- nag,
- incriminate,
- look askance,
- give a black eye,
- tore apart,
- talking to,
- lash into,
- jawboned,
- give the devil,
- ticked off,
- rag on,
- monish,
- call on the carpet,
- Lampooned,
- shellac,
- louting,
- ferule,
- Animadverted,
- rebuke,
- ridden,
- Lessoned,
- bludgeoning,
- heckling,
- chide,
- charged with,
- bludgeoned,
- have on the carpet,
- exhort,
- fulminate against,
- jumped on,
- zinging,
- give black eye,
- abuse,
- Lectured,
- reproach,
- caning,
- pummelling,
- castigate,
- call down,
- be little,
- skelping,
- louted,
- lampoon,
- scold,
- sit on,
- swipe at,
- be arbitrary,
- tell a thing or two,
- excoriate,
- calling down,
- read out,
- upbraid,
- admonish,
- tearing apart,
- take to task,
- give a piece of one's mind,
- shows up,
- Menaced,
- jawbones,
- lay on,
- pulls apart,
- spoke to,
- give comeuppance,
- come down hard on,
- speaking to,
- laid on,
- jack up,
- hurl brickbat,
- give a going over,
- glued,
- inveigh against,
- flogging,
- take out on,
- sling mud,
- Animadverting,
- lesson,
- blame,
- keep aft,
- reviled,
- read the riot act,
- give a talking-to,
- take it out on.
- bear a grudge,
- accusation,
- tease,
- ignominy,
- blow up,
- remonstrate with,
- harry,
- responsibility,
- deplore,
- cajole,
- nag at,
- carp,
- care,
- reprovingly,
- give a dressing-down,
- straighten out,
- penalty,
- blameful,
- Vilipend,
- Henpeck,
- irk,
- mind,
- bother,
- libel,
- badger,
- become abusive,
- pounce on,
- perfect,
- disfavor,
- anathematize,
- condemnation,
- blameless,
- slander,
- chiding,
- accountability,
- vex,
- depreciate,
- pity,
- carping,
- rake over the coals,
- advice,
- bark at,
- banter,
- bully,
- disgrace,
- strict,
- light,
- censorial,
- execrate,
- lace,
- traduce,
- needle,
- fall upon,
- modesty,
- correction,
- fall on,
- rating,
- grumble,
- accusatory,
- satirical,
- rigid,
- gibe,
- devaluate,
- chevy,
- contumely,
- chaff,
- tongue,
- curse,
- warning,
- bespatter,
- rigorous,
- punishment,
- provoke,
- dislike,
- malign,
- condemnatory,
- austere,
- animadvert on,
- faultless,
- devalue,
- judgmental,
- pester,
- irritate,
- admonition,
- hector,
- chivvy,
- pull leg,
- accuse,
- Rebuking,
- ridicule,
- call names,
- rave against,
- reproachfully,
- sail into,
- pick at,
- carpet,
- bring to task,
- rail against,
- torment,
- inculpate,
- kid,
- jeer,
- hammer,
- acrimonious,
- assault,
- attaint,
- slate,
- chivy,
- Avile,
- shame,
- plague,
- worry,
- wig,
- annoy,
- tweak,
- denunciatory,
- humiliation,
- let someone have it,
- censorious,
- twit,
- harsh,
- chagrin,
- irreproachable,
- haul over the coals,
- damn,
- reproving,
- duty,
- diminish,
- harass,
- call to account,
- lace into,
- severe,
- bring to book,
- clapperclaw,
- pounce upon,
- nettle,
- ream,
- mock,
- set straight,
- set down,
- assail,
- rave at,
- admonishment,
- jibe,
- clobber,
- make fun of,
- scolding,
- give the business,
- rant at,
- skin alive,
- abusive,
- involve,
- task,
- belabour,
- goad,
- reproachful,
- lambast,
- get it in the neck,
- vociferate,
- Blamer,
- thunder against,
- chew out,
- bawl,
- be abusive.
How to use "Upbraid" in context?
When you upbraid someone, you use a shaming term to reprimand them in a public way. Upbraid is derived from the verb upbraide, meaning to rebuke severely. It's most commonly used in English to rebuke someone for bad behavior, but it can also be used to criticize someone's sense of taste, judgment, or style. The following are some examples of how upbraid is used:
1) She upbraided him for leaving his dirty dishes in the sink.
2) He upbraided her for her careless driving.
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