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