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upbraiding
adjective as in abusive
adjective as in vituperative
noun as in abuse
noun as in admonition
Weak matches
noun as in dressing-down
noun as in rebuke
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in revilement
noun as in reviling
noun as in scurrility
noun as in scurrilousness
noun as in tongue-lashing
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in vituperation
Example Sentences
That sort of upbraiding from a judge before trial has even begun should chill any trial lawyer to the bone.
“Some of those folks deserved an upbraiding,” said Dr. Gillespie, 44, the Emory professor.
His critics say he’s made a career of upbraiding Black people to white audiences.
Another video shows Matsumoto upbraiding a man in a white van.
But state regulators are now upbraiding PG&E; for failing to focus on trimming trees around the power lines most likely to start devastating wildfires.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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