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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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Instead of reproaching her, he ended up comforting her and patting her on the shoulder, she said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 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

Soon, he even felt comfortable reproaching his mentors.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2019

In June, he started to send her texts reproaching her for not doing the work he was paying her to do.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2013

"It is you! They said it was! Oh Tristran! How could you? Oh, how could you?" and he realized who the young lady reproaching him must be.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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