Synonyms of lambaste
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Another word for lambaste is condemn. Other synonyms of lambaste are blame, rebuke, censure, reproach and denounce.
Synonyms and similar words for lambaste
verbTo scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
- berateTo chide or scold vehemently.
- scold
- tell off
- admonishTo inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
- animadvert
- bash
- bawl out
- tilt
- cannonadeTo discharge artillery fire upon.
- slash
- lash
- blameTo censure (someone or something); to criticize.
- scorch informal
- blastTo criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- castigateTo punish or reprimand someone severely.
- censureTo criticize harshly.
- charge
- chastiseTo castigate; to scold or censure.
- chew outTo lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- chide
- condemnTo strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
- criticize
- denounceTo criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly...
- denunciateTo condemn openly.
- deprecateTo express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- derogate
- dispraiseTo notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
- drag slangTo roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- dress down
- eat someone alive
- excoriate
- find faultTo criticize something excessively.
- fulminate
- get at
- get downTo criticise; to be strict towards.
- get up Australia
- give somebody a piece of one's mind
- give somebody what-for
- inveigh
- lace into
- lay into
- lecture
- light intoTo set upon or attack.
- objurgate
- pooh-poohTo dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish.
- put someone on blast slangTo embarrass by publicly denouncing or exposing, especially by using social media.
- rate
- read somebody the riot act
- rebukeTo criticise harshly; to reprove.
- reprehendTo criticize, to reprove.
- reprimandTo reprove in a formal or official way.
- reproachTo criticize or rebuke (someone).
- reproveTo express disapproval.
- rip into
- rubbish Australia
- savage
- skewer figuratively
- slamTo speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
- slateTo criticize or critique (an author or a work) harshly; to castigate.
- tear intoTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
- threap
- tick offTo reprimand.
- tosh
- keelhaul
- upbraidTo criticize severely.
- vilifyTo belittle through speech; to put down.
- vituperateTo criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.
- berisp obsoleteTo censure; reprove.
verbTo give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
- beatTo hit; to strike.
- hit
- thrash
- bang
- baste
- batter
- belabor
- blow
- boom-boom
- buffet
- butt
- calcitrateTo kick.
- cuff
- dab
- dashTo destroy by striking (against).
- dowseTo use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
- feeze
- fetch one a blow
- flap
- give tocoTo beat; to thrash.
- kick
- knock
- hammer
- impact
- lunge
- patter
- pat
- peltTo bombard (someone or something) with missiles.
- pink
- poke
- pummel
- punch
- poundTo strike hard, usually repeatedly.
- tapTo (lightly) touch (a finger, foot, or other body part) on a surface, often repeatedly.
- thump
- thwackTo hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.
- rap
- slap
- smack
- spank
- strike
- swap
- whack
- whip
- yerk
- jerk obsoleteTo beat, to hit.
- lay on archaic
- smite archaic
- swinge archaic
- vapulate obsolete
Meaning of lambaste
- verb To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
- verb To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
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