reprimands

NOUN

oral punishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonition censure rebuke

STRONG

admonishment blame castigation chiding comeuppance grooming lecture ragging rap reprehension reproof scolding tongue-lashing

WEAK

bawling out calling down dressing-down going over hard time piece of one's mind slap on wrist talking-to telling-off what for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment praise

STRONG

commendation

WEAK

forgiveness reward

VERB

blame, scold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonish castigate censure chide criticize denounce rebuke reproach upbraid

STRONG

check lecture lesson monish rap reprehend reprove

WEAK

call on the carpet chew out come down on dress down give piece of one's mind give the dickens light into lower the boom take to task tell off tick off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve commend compliment flatter laud praise

WEAK

exonerate forgive reward

Example Sentences

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“Cloth cannot keep out microscopic viruses,” one character reprimands another, who prefers a scarf to his regulation mask.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The law actually says you are subject to state bar discipline, and that could range from reprimands to having to pay fines to permanent disbarment.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2025

These reveal details of any spent or unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings held on the Police National Computer.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2024

Verbal reprimands were followed by a one day in-school suspension and then a two-day, out-of-school suspension, the suit says.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

As they are talking a woman across the aisle reprimands them; she’s been trying to take a nap, she says.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri