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reprovedverbpast tense of reprove to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a faultmy piano teacher often reproves me for slouching while playing, observing that good posture helps one play better admonished, chid(or chided), rebuked, reprimanded, reproached, ticked off berated, castigated, chewed out, dressed down, flayed, harangued, jawed, keelhauled, lambasted, lectured, railed (at or against), rated, scolded, scored, upbraidedabused, assailed, attacked, bad-mouthed, blamed, blasted, censured, condemned, criticized, crucified, denounced, dissed(slang), excoriated, faulted, knocked, lashed, panned, reprehended, slammedbelittled, deprecated, disparaged, minimized, mocked, put downderided, ridiculed, scoffed, scorned burned one's ears(or burnt one's ears), got after, got on approved, endorsed(also indorsed), OK'd(or okayed), sanctionedapplauded, extolled, hailed, lauded, praised, saluted, touted to express public or formal disapproval ofthe principal reproved the hockey team for their display of poor sportsmanship on the ice and ordered that a letter of apology be sent to the other school censured, condemned, denounced, objurgated, rebuked, reprimanded, reproached admonished, chastisedcastigated, punishedbawled out, berated, chewed out, cut up, dressed down, flayed, gibbeted, jawed, keelhauled, lambasted, lectured, ragged, railed (at or against), rated, scolded, scored, told off, upbraidedbelittled, criticized, deprecated, depreciated, disparaged brought to account, called to account cited, commended, endorsed(also indorsed) acclaimed, applauded, hailed, honoredeulogized, lauded, praisedapproved, blessed(also blest), sanctioned to hold an unfavorable opinion ofthe older generation has always reproved the younger generation's taste in music deprecated, disapproved (of), discountenanced, disesteemed, disfavored, disliked, frowned (on or upon), misliked, tsk-tsked, tutted (over or about), tut-tutted (over or about) disrelished, objected (to), pooh-poohed(also poohed), rejected, reprehended, reprobated, scornedcensured, condemned, criticized, denounced, discommendedchid(or chided), rebuked, reproached, scolded looked down one's nose (on) approved, favored, liked endorsed(also indorsed), sanctioned, supportedadored, delighted (in), dug, enjoyed, fancied, grooved (on), loved, relished, reveled (in)(or revelled (in)) |