monish

admonish berate blame castigate censure condemn rebuke reprimand reproach scold upbraid

check flay rate reprehend reprove

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

applaud approve commend compliment exonerate flatter laud praise

admonish berate castigate censure chide go after oppose reprimand reproach scold upbraid

blame fry give a talking-to jawbone lecture lesson pay rake read reprehend reprove rip zap

bawl out call on the carpet carp on chew out climb all over dress down jump down one's throat jump on lay into lean on sit on sound off take to task tear apart tell off tick off

approve compliment flatter laud praise

admonish castigate censure chide criticize denounce rebuke reproach upbraid

lecture rap reprehend reprove

call on the carpet chew out come down on dress down give piece of one's mind give the dickens light into lower the boom take to task tell off tick off

commend compliment flatter laud praise

forgive reward