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Synonyms for berate in English

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berate:
- lecture; jaw; rag; scold; rebuke; reprimand; chide; trounce; reproof; dress down; bawl out; take to task; berate; call down; call on the carpet

English

Detailed Synonyms for berate in English

berate:

berate verb

berate

– censure severely or angrily ¹
lecture; to jaw; to rag; to scold; to rebuke; to reprimand; to chide; to trounce; reproof; dress down; to bawl out; take to task; berate; call down; call on the carpet
– censure severely or angrily ¹
- lecture verb
- jaw verb (jaws, jawed, jawing)
- rag verb (rags, ragged, ragging)
  - The deputy ragged the Prime Minister¹
- scold verb (scolds, scolded, scolding)
  - The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car¹
- rebuke verb (rebukes, rebuked, rebuking)
- reprimand verb (reprimands, reprimanded, reprimanding)
- chide verb (chides, chided, chiding)
- trounce verb (trounces, trounced, trouncing)
- reproof verb
- dress down verb
- bawl out verb (bawls out, bawled out, bawling out)
- take to task verb
- berate verb
- call down verb
- call on the carpet verb

Alternate Synonyms for "berate":

call on the carpet; take to task; rebuke; rag; trounce; reproof; lecture; reprimand; jaw; dress down; call down; scold; chide; bawl out; remonstrate; chew out; chew up; have words; lambaste; lambast; knock; criticize; criticise; pick apart

Related Definitions for "berate":

censure severely or angrily¹

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