Definitions

chide

[chahyd] / tʃaɪd /

VERB

criticize, lecture

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonish berate blame castigate censure condemn rebuke reprimand reproach scold upbraid

STRONG

check flay monish rate reprehend reprove

WEAK

call down call on the carpet exprobate find fault give a hard time lesson slap on the wrist speak to take down take down a peg talk to tell off tick off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

applaud approve commend compliment exonerate flatter laud praise

Example Sentences

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Lead author of the research Dr Baptiste Chide told news agency Reuters: "These discharges represent a major discovery, with direct implications for Martian atmospheric chemistry, climate, habitability and the future of robotic and human exploration."

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

"Chide him no more, Sire, if it please you," said Lord Darrin.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

Chide not, dear God, if surging thoughts arise.

From Violets and Other Tales by Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore

As Chide gave it back to her, his brow and lip had settled into the look which made him so formidable in court.

From The Testing of Diana Mallory by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Pray be content; Mother, I am going to the market place— Chide me no more.

From Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

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