Thesaurus / reprove
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Sir, believe me upon my relation,—for what I tell you the world shall not reprove.TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.
Thy own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy apostasy shall rebuke thee.THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUS
To reprove or speak sharply to a servant before your guests, manifests a shocking want of good breeding.THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEY
You see, my mother is a Quakeress, and when my father wished to reprove me he uses the plain speech.THE WAY OF A MANEMERSON HOUGH
These opinions seemed so wicked to the good Puritans that they called him up before their Council to reprove him.THE STORY OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIESH. A. (HLNE ADELINE) GUERBER
Napoleon himself did not reprove Betsy for her rudeness, but Mr. Balcombe was disturbed and angry when he heard of it.NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBORHELEN LEAH REED
He not only did not reprove her for the destruction of the claret, but forgave her for her offence against Napoleon.NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBORHELEN LEAH REED
Matt's conscience didn't reprove him for what he had done, but he couldn't help looking at the other side of the picture.MOTOR MATT'S DARING, OR, TRUE TO HIS FRIENDSSTANLEY R. MATTHEWS
Nor do I intend here to reprove him, or to lessen his glory.BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 57, NO. 356, JUNE, 1845VARIOUS
Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.COLUMBAPROSPER MERIMEE
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 13, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO REPROVE
- abuses
- attends to
- batters
- beats
- beats up
- blacklists
- castigates
- chastens
- chastises
- corrects
- cracks down on
- cuffs
- debars
- defrocks
- disciplines
- dismisses
- does in
- executes
- exiles
- expels
- fines
- flogs
- gives a goes over
- gives the works
- harms
- hurts
- immures
- incarcerates
- injures
- knocks about
- lashes
- lectures
- maltreats
- misuses
- oppresses
- paddles
- rap knuckles
- reproves
- rough up
- scourges
- sentences
- slap wrist
- spanks
- switches
- teaches a lesson
- throws the book at
- trains
- whips
- abusing
- admonishing
- assailing
- berating
- blaming
- castigating
- censuring
- chiding
- criticizing
- denigrating
- denouncing
- disparaging
- giving a talking to
- lambasting
- lecturing
- lying down the law
- raking over the coals
- reaming
- reprimanding
- reproaching
- reprobating
- reproving
- scorning
- tongue-lashing
- vilifying
- vituperating
- beat off
- brush off
- check
- chide
- cross
- cut
- decline
- deny
- disallow
- discourage
- dismiss
- disregard
- fend off
- hold off
- ignore
- keep at a distance
- keep at arm's length
- keep at bay
- lash out at
- neglect
- not hear of
- oppose
- pass up
- push back
- put in one's place
- put off
- rebuke
- refuse
- reject
- repel
- reprove
- repudiate
- repulse
- resist
- send away
- slight
- snub
- spurn
- stave off
- tell off
- turn down
- ward off
- beat off
- brushed off
- checked
- chided
- crossed
- cut
- declined
- denied
- disallowed
- discouraged
- dismissed
- disregarded
- fended off
- held off
- ignored
- kept at a distance
- kept at arm's length
- kept at bay
- lashed out at
- neglected
- not heard of
- opposed
- passed up
- pushed back
- put in one's place
- put off
- rebuked
- refused
- rejected
- repelled
- reproved
- repudiated
- repulsed
- resisted
- sent away
- slighted
- snubbed
- spurned
- staved off
- told off
- turned down
- warded off
- beating off
- brushing off
- checking
- chiding
- crossing
- cutting
- declining
- denying
- disallowing
- discouraging
- dismissing
- disregarding
- fending off
- holding off
- ignoring
- keeping at a distance
- keeping at arm's length
- keeping at bay
- lashing out at
- neglecting
- not hearing of
- opposing
- passing up
- pushing back
- putting in one's place
- putting off
- rebuking
- refusing
- rejecting
- repelling
- reproving
- repudiating
- repulsing
- resisting
- sending away
- slighting
- snubbing
- spurning
- staving off
- telling off
- turning down
- warding off
- admonish
- bawl out
- berate
- blame
- call on the carpet
- carp on
- castigate
- censure
- chew out
- chide
- climb all over
- dress down
- fry
- go after
- jawbone
- jump down one's throat
- jump on
- lay into
- lean on
- lecture
- lesson
- monish
- oppose
- pay
- rake
- read
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprove
- rip
- scold
- sit on
- sound off
- take to task
- tear apart
- tell off
- tick off
- upbraid
- zap
- admonished
- bawled out
- berated
- blamed
- called on the carpet
- carp on
- castigated
- censured
- chewed out
- chided
- climbed all over
- dressed down
- fried
- jawboned
- jumped down one's throat
- jumped on
- lay into
- lean on
- lectured
- lessoned
- monished
- opposed
- paid
- raked
- read
- reprehended
- reprimanded
- reproached
- reproved
- ripped
- sat on
- scolded
- sounded off
- tear apart
- ticked off
- told off
- took to task
- upbraided
- went after
- zapped
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