REPROACHING Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

reproaching

verb

present participle of reproach

as in scolding

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings our neighbor loudly reproached us for tromping through his yard

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as in admonishing

to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault she cleared her throat as a way of reproaching us for having our elbows on the table

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as in censuring

to express public or formal disapproval of the governor reproached the legislature for failing to pass the budget on time and once again throwing the state into fiscal chaos

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The governor questioned the project’s future but stopped short of denouncing the possible use of eminent domain to advance the MPRP.

Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
Among those denouncing the deportations was Gandy Thomas, Haiti’s permanent representative of the Organization of American states, an international body that promotes democracy and defends human rights.

Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024

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