Synonyms for scold
skoʊldscold

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1. scoldverb

   Synonyms:
   rebuke, objurgate, threap

2. scoldverb

   To rebuke.

   Synonyms:
   objurgate, threap, rebuke

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1. scold

   Synonyms:
   chide, rail, reprimand, reprove, brawl, rebuke, abuse

   Antonyms:
   praise, encourage, compliment, laud, flatter

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1. scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scoldverb

   someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

   Synonyms:
   plug, nagger, scolder, hack, jade, common scold, nag

2. call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambastverb

   censure severely or angrily

   "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

   Synonyms:
   manducate, get at, reproof, censure, chide, bait, rile, lash, dun, cod, razz, chit-chat, crucify, grouch, bedevil, reprimand, lambaste, devil, gossip, get to, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, criminate, chew out, yap away, beat, arouse, cane, trounce, tease, taunt, bring up, slash, berate, lecture, raise, conjure, nark, natter, grumble, rag, crush, confab, rattle on, torment, ride, chew up, irritate, tantalize, underdress, strap, chew, rally, claver, flog, remonstrate, chat, vanquish, yack, chitchat, whip, confabulate, call forth, jaw, talk, rebuke, invoke, nettle, vex, call down, evoke, lambast, yack away, bother, gravel, shoot the breeze, stir, take to task, chaffer, welt, lather, bawl out, point out, dress down, visit, call on the carpet, twit, masticate, chatter, beat out, have words, chew the fat, chafe, shell, conjure up, put forward

3. grouch, grumble, scoldverb

   show one's unhappiness or critical attitude

   "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"

   Synonyms:
   mutter, rumble, croak, trounce, berate, lecture, bawl out, reproof, dress down, grumble, have words, call down, take to task, growl, call on the carpet, murmur, rebuke, jaw, grouch, reprimand, rag, lambast, remonstrate, gnarl, lambaste, chew out, chew up, chide

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1. • Complain

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1. scoldverb

   Synonyms:
   berate, rate, censure, reprimand, blame, chide, scold at, BLOW UP

2. scoldnoun

   Synonyms:
   vixen, shrew, termagant

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1. scoldnoun

   Synonyms:
   shrew, vixen, virago, termagant, rixatrix, xantippe

2. scoldverb

   Synonyms:
   chide, berate, censure, reprimand, blame, reprove, brawl, lecture, reprehend, vituperate, rate, rebuke, declaim against

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1. List of paraphrases for "scold":

   grunt

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1. Paul Ryan:

   Trump posted. His comments come days after excerpts from an upcoming book the former House Speaker as saying that Trumpdidnt know anything about government and that Ryanwanted to scold him all the time. Because Im telling you, Because Im didnt know anything about government... I wanted to scold Because Im all the time.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   Even though not many, there are jobs in place as part of cooperation with Russia. We are talking about tens of thousands, potentially hundreds of thousands, of jobs, i am not saying this to scold or commend anyone. Absolutely not.

3. Paul Ryan:

   I told Paul Ryan I got ta have a relationship with this guy to help him get his mind right, because, I'm telling you, he didn't know anything about government... I wanted to scold him all the time.

4. Lewis Baldwin:

   Democratic Socialist would eat pig feet out of a jar, coretta would often scold him for picking food out of the pots when she was cooking.

5. K.L. Rahul:

   My dad used to turn of the TV an scold me to study.