| scold(verb, attack, praise, oppose, abuse) |
| berate(verb, attack, oppose, abuse, criticize) |
| rebuke(verb, attack, praise, criticize, censure) |
| reprimand(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize) |
| chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise) |
| upbraid(verb, attack, praise, oppose, abuse) |
| dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise) |
| castigate(verb, attack, praise, oppose, abuse) |
| tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, oppose) |
| reprove(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize) |
| take to task(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, criticize) |
| chide(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize) |
| lambaste(verb, attack, praise, abuse, criticize) |
| reproach(verb, attack, praise, oppose, abuse) |
| censure(verb, oppose, abuse, criticize, condemn) |
| lecture(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, blame) |
| rate(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure) |
| admonish(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize) |
| call down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise) |
| carpet(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, reproach) |