| reprimand(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose) |
| reprove(verb, charge, attack, reject, disregard) |
| censure(noun, verb, charge, attack, oppose) |
| castigate(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose) |
| reprehend(verb, charge, attack, oppose, correct) |
| criticize(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize) |
| blame(verb, charge, attack, oppose, abuse) |
| chastise(verb, charge, attack, praise, correct) |
| dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise) |
| lambaste(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise, abuse) |
| condemn(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize) |
| blast(verb, charge, abuse, criticize, censure) |
| come down on(verb, expression, idiom, attack, abuse) |
| disparage(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize) |
| scorch(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| denounce(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize) |
| disapprove(verb, charge, attack, criticize, scorn) |
| find fault with(verb, expression, idiom, charge, attack) |
| find fault(verb, expression, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| jump on(verb, expression, oppose, censure, condemn) |