Synonyms of lectured

lectured

verb

past tense of lecture

1

as in scolded

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

the frustrated manager lectured the waitstaff about its poor level of service

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolded
• reprimanded
• criticized
• blamed
• berated
• admonished
• chastised
• upbraided
• castigated
• attacked
• rebuked
• lambasted
• mocked
• reproached
• ragged
• reamed (out)
• flayed
• called down
• chided
• laid into
• faulted
• chewed out
• hammered
• rated
• scored
• dressed down
• bawled out
• keelhauled
• railed (at or against)
• ranted (at)
• jawed
• basted
• tongue-lashed
• harangued
• condemned
• denounced
• slammed
• lashed
• read the riot act (to)
• excoriated
• assailed
• ridiculed
• censured
• reproved
• reviled
• knocked
• disparaged
• panned
• took to task
• belittled
• crucified
• blasted
• remonstrated (with)
• scoffed
• abused
• chid
• reprehended
• scourged
• vituperated
• bad-mouthed
• scorned
• dissed
• laced (into)
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• indorsed
• praised
• extolled
• lauded

2

as in spoke

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

a physician who has lectured before countless audiences on the importance of diet and exercise in avoiding heart disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spoke
• talked
• harangued
• discoursed
• expatiated
• declaimed
• orated
• held forth
• descanted
• took the floor
• pontificated
• expounded
• sermonized
• recited
• soliloquized
• spouted
• mouthed
• disserted
• filibustered