Synonyms of talking-to

talking-to 1 of 2

noun

as in scolding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolding
• lecture
• tongue-lashing
• lesson
• dressing-down
• punishment
• admonishment
• lash
• chastisement
• admonition
• castigation
• remonstrance
• rap
• damnation
• criticism
• reprimand
• business
• devil
• rebuke
• disparagement
• depreciation
• censure
• pan
• condemnation
• reproof
• deprecation
• denunciation
• excoriation
• belittlement
• reproach
• riot act
• stricture
• commination
• objurgation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• citation
• commendation
• endorsement
• indorsement
• tribute
• praise
• honor
• acclamation
• approval
• eulogy
• sanction
• encomium
• panegyric
• blessing
• plaudit(s)

talking (to)

2 of 2

verb

present participle of talk (to)

as in speaking (to or with)

to communicate with by means of spoken words

I had never talked to a real live cowboy before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speaking (to or with)
• chatting (with)
• conversing (with)
• addressing
• greeting
• engaging in conversation
• boarding
• telling
• informing
• hailing
• notifying
• heralding
• accosting
• collaring

Examples of talking-to in a Sentence

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Noun

Roberts pulled the reliever in, gave him what seemed like a fatherly talking-to, and – after Ramirez got out of the inning with the very next pitch – noted that sometimes the best course is not to yell and scream at a player. —Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 30 May 2024