Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harass, bother |
| Synonyms: | annoy, badger, bait, berate, bug*, carp at, dog*, eat*, egg, find fault, fuss, give a hard time, goad, harry, heckle, hector, hound, importune, irk, irritate, needle, nudge*, pester, pick at, plague, prod, provoke, ride, scold, take it out on, tease, torment, upbraid, urge, vex, work on, worry |
| Antonyms: | assuage, please |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rebuke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reprimand; criticize harshly |
| Synonyms: | admonish, bawl out, berate, blame, call on the carpet, carp on, castigate, censure, chew out, chide, climb all over, dress down, fry, go after, jawbone, jump down one's throat, jump on, lay into, lean on, lecture, lesson, monish, oppose, pay, rake, read*, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, rip*, scold, sit on, sound off, take to task, tear apart, tell off, tick off, upbraid, zap |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flatter, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reprove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rebuke |
| Synonyms: | admonish, bawl out, berate, castigate, censure, chew out, chide, condemn, jump down one's throat, lambaste, lay into, lecture, read the riot act, reprimand, reproach, scold, take to task, upbraid |
| Main Entry: | revile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scold |
| Synonyms: | abuse, admonish, berate, blame, castigate, censure, chide, criticize, denigrate, denounce, disparage, give a talking to, lambaste, lay down the law, lecture, rake over the coals, ream, reprimand, reproach, reprobate, reprove, scorn, tongue-lash, vilify, vituperate |
| Main Entry: | ride |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dominate, oppress |
| Synonyms: | afflict, annoy, badger, bait, be arbitrary, be autocratic, berate, disparage, domineer, enslave, grip, harass, harry, haunt, hector, hound, override, persecute, rate, reproach, revile, scold, torment, torture, tyrannize, upbraid |
| Antonyms: | free, release |
| Main Entry: | row |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue, fight |
| Synonyms: | bawl out, berate, bicker, brawl, call on the carpet, dispute, jaw, quarrel, ream, scold, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, tongue-lash, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agree, concur |
| Main Entry: | scold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find fault with |
| Synonyms: | abuse, admonish, asperse, berate, blame, castigate, cavil, censure, chasten, chide, criticize, denounce, disparage, dress down, expostulate, give a talking-to, jump on, keep aft, lay down the law, lecture, light into, nag, objurate, preach, put down, rail, rake over the coals, rate, ream, rebuke, recriminate, reprimand, reproach, reprobate, reprove, revile, take to task, taunt, tell off, upbraid, vilify, vituperate |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flatter, praise |
| Main Entry: | tell off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reprimand; criticize harshly |
| Synonyms: | berate, censure, chide, give piece of one's mind, give tongue-lashing, lecture, rail, rake over the coals, rebuke, reproach, reprove, revile, scold, take to task, tick off, upbraid, vituperate |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | upbraid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scold |
| Synonyms: | admonish, berate, blame, castigate, censure, chasten, chastise, chew out, chide, criticize, give a talking-to, jump on, lay down the law, lecture, light into, put down, rake over the coals, ream, reprimand, reproach, take to task, tell off |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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