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Sense: Verb: reprimand
Synonyms:
admonish, rebuke Collocations, reprimand, chastise, chew out, chide, berate, lecture Collocations, tell off, tick off, slate Collocations , grill Collocations, tongue-lash, censure, reprove, castigate, rake sb over the coals , give sb a talking to , read the riot act to , take to task , dress down , baste, call down , upbraid
Antonyms:
praise Collocations, commend, extoll, reward Collocations, encourage Collocations, acclaim, complement Collocations, endorse Collocations, laud, speak well of, put a good word in, sing sb's praises, talk up