34 entries under criticize topic. ×

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lecture(noun, verb, talk, discipline)
8
admonish(verb, charge, press, direct, encourage)
7
moralize(verb, advise, address, scold)
4
expostulate(verb, reprimand, reproach, rate)
3
reprimand(reproach, taunt, rebuke, reprove)
2
scold(verb, find, reprimand, reproach)
1
abuse(reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke)
1
asperse(reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke)
1
berate(reprimand, reproach, rebuke, reprove)
1
cavil(reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke)
1
chasten(reprimand, reproach, rate, taunt)
1
chide(reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke)
1
give a talking-to(expression, idiom, rate, taunt)
1
jump on(expression, reprimand, reproach, taunt)
1
keep aft(expression, reproach, rate, taunt)
1
lay down the law(expression, idiom, reproach, rate)
1
nag(reprimand, reproach, rate, taunt)
1
objurate(reprimand, reproach, rate, taunt)
1
put down(expression, reproach, rate, taunt)
1
rail(reprimand, reproach, rate, taunt)
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APASmart Define. (2015). preach thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/preach/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "preach thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/preach/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, preach thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/preach/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "preach thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/preach/thesaurus/synonyms>