Scolding Synonyms and Antonyms

skōldĭng
Words expressive of strong disapproval
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. chiding
  2. rebuke
  3. reprimand
  4. admonishment
  5. admonition
  6. berating
  7. censure
  8. chewing-out
  9. reproach
  10. rating
  11. reproof
  12. rap
  13. reprehension
  14. objurgation
  15. talking-to
  16. tongue-lashing

Words Related to Scolding

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Scolding Sentence Examples

  • She continued to take notes, as if Dean's scolding had fallen on deaf ears.

  • They often do not understand why you are scolding them.

  • The classics had not refined his taste, for he was amused by setting the wandering scholars, who swarmed to his court, to abuse one another in the indescribably filthy Latin scolding matches which were then the fashion.

  • Parents may express disapproval of a behavior by scolding or yelling.

  • Explosive, scolding and harsh notes are so intermingled with its song that the psychological meaning of its varied utterance is obscure.

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