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reproaching

ADJECTIVE

censorious

Synonyms

WEAK

accusatory captious carping caviling cavillous chiding complaining condemnatory condemning critical culpatory denouncing disapproving disparaging fault-finding hypercritical overcritical reprehending severe

Antonyms

WEAK

complimentary encouraging flattering laudatory praising

ADJECTIVE

opprobrious

Synonyms

WEAK

abasing calumniatory contemptuous contumelious damaging debasing defamatory defaming denigrating depreciative derogative despicable despiteful detractive disgracing dishonoring disparaging humiliating hurting injuring injurious insolent insulting invective libeling malevolent malign malignant maligning notorious offending offensive pejorative reviling scandalous scurrilous shaming spiteful truculent vile vitriolic vituperative vulgar

Antonyms

WEAK

complimentary flattering kind nice praising

Example Sentences

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Simeone could be seen inside the bus reproaching the Sociedad fans who continued to chant and insult the visitors before police intervention.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2022

It appeared clear to Elder that the presidential candidate was reproaching the journalist out for waffling on an important story.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2021

The current reproaching of Amazon in the popular press often traces back to Mr. Bezos.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2021

For the first time, Pan has had experiences Lyra knows nothing about, and the pair can be seen bickering and reproaching each other with a seriousness never evident in His Dark Materials.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2020

“But he’ll cry himself sick,” pleaded Meg, reproaching herself for deserting her boy.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

reproaching

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