All monish synonyms
monΒ·ish
M m verb monish
- reprimand β a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- blame β If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
- chide β If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- go after β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- criticize β If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
- denounce β If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
- rebuke β to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
- scold β to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late.
- censure β If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
- berate β If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
- blame β If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
- admonish β If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong.
- upbraid β to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.
- castigate β If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
- reprimand β a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- reproach β to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- condemn β If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- read β to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- pay β to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
- rake β inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal.
- rip β to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
- lecture β a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject: a lecture on Picasso's paintings.
- fry β to cook in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.
- zap β to kill or shoot.
- jawbone β a bone of either jaw; a maxilla or mandible.
- rap β to carry off; transport.
- reprehend β to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame.
- flay β to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
- rate β the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
- reprove β to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- slap on the wrist β a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- call down β to request or invoke
- call on the carpet β (chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
- find fault β a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- give a hard time β a period of difficulties or hardship.
- speak to β talk or converse with
- talk to β speak to, address
- tick off β a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- bawl out β If someone bawls you out, they shout at you angrily because you have done something wrong.
- chew out β If you chew someone out, you tell them off in a very angry way.
- dress down β of or for a dress or dresses.
- lay into β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- jump on β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- lean on β to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- sit on β to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- sound off β the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- take to task β a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- tear apart β rip to pieces