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  • as inrebuke
  • as inreprimand
  • as inrow
  • as inlecture

synonyms for telling-off

  • admonition
  • censure
  • condemnation
  • disapproval
  • punishment
  • rebuff
  • reproach
  • snub
  • admonishment
  • affliction
  • berating
  • blame
  • castigation
  • chiding
  • comeuppance
  • correction
  • earful
  • expostulation
  • going-over
  • lecture
  • lesson
  • objurgation
  • ostracism
  • put down
  • rap
  • rating
  • refusal
  • remonstrance
  • reprehension
  • reproof
  • reproval
  • repulse
  • row
  • scolding
  • tongue-lashing
  • upbraiding
  • bawling-out
  • chewing-out
  • dressing-down
  • hard time
  • kick in the teeth
  • slap in the face
  • talking-to
On this page you'll find 146 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to telling-off, such as: admonition, censure, condemnation, disapproval, punishment, and rebuff.

antonyms for telling-off

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  • approval
  • encouragement
  • endorsement
  • exoneration
  • praise
  • sanction
  • commendation
  • flattery
  • compliment
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WORDS RELATED TO TELLING-OFF

  • castigation
  • censure
  • chiding
  • dressing-down
  • going-over
  • harangue
  • moralism
  • preaching
  • preachment
  • rebuke
  • reprimand
  • reproof
  • scolding
  • sermon
  • talking-to
  • telling-off
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.