reprimanded

verb

past tense of reprimand
1
as in scolded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings reprimanded the summer intern for her constant tardiness

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2
as in admonished
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault reprimanded the student for using the lax grammar and punctuation of text messaging in a term paper

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3
as in censured
to express public or formal disapproval of the president was forced to reprimand the general for publicly voicing his disagreements with the nation's foreign policy

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Recent Examples of reprimanded Alaves' Ángel Pérez was reprimanded by coach Quique Sánchez Flores after being substituted and punching the bench several times. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 Rangel, who relinquished his position as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee amid the inquiry, was eventually censured, the first time a congressman had been thusly reprimanded in public in almost three decades. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 She was vilified and reprimanded for ACTUALLY taking a courageous stance against men in women’s sports and spaces. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 The league reprimanded the Aces for impermissible player benefits in 2023, docking Las Vegas a 2025 first-round draft pick, so stripping more draft capital as a punishment would not have been unprecedented. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Court documents also show the Sheriff’s Office did not conduct an internal investigation, nor were any of the deputies reprimanded. — Trevor Morgan, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 According to state records, Tolliver was reprimanded by the state’s Education Practices Commission and given two years of probation from teaching in 2012. — Austin Horn july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 The Israeli soldier who physically assaulted a CNN photojournalist in March was formally reprimanded by his commanders for his use of force but faces no criminal charges in the matter, the Israeli military said Monday. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 Anne White was famously reprimanded for wearing a skin-tight unitard during her first-round match in June 1985. — Afia Asamoah, InStyle, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprimanded
  1. scolded
  2. admonished
  3. censured
  4. lectured
  5. criticized
  6. punished
  7. blamed
  8. condemned
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  • Mills was grabbed and scolded by defensive coordinator Aden Durde for his obvious no-no.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The curious boys climbed onto the roof of their home for a better look, but climbed back down when scolded by their grandmother.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of scolded
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  • So if ever you are admonished for omitting the fish in a Caesar, point your mistaken scold to Tijuana.
    — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Marsh, the judge who presided over the trial, repeatedly admonished Basabe for bringing up things that the court had previously ruled he wasn’t allowed to mention.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of admonished
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  • Rangel, who relinquished his position as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee amid the inquiry, was eventually censured, the first time a congressman had been thusly reprimanded in public in almost three decades.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Definition of censured
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  • None of that made it into the discussion before Wilder lectured the girls about how to think.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Parsipur taught at Brown University in the early 2000s and lectured internationally throughout the ensuing decades.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026
Definition of lectured
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  • He has also been criticized for his commentary about women in tennis.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The ceremonial head of Cambridge on Sunday defended the university’s decision and criticized media coverage of Arday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticized
Verb
  • Like Jacas, rookie Khalil Jacobs was punished a couple times for over-pursuing.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • When training concludes with small sided games, losing teams are punished with more running to end the session while the winning team can relax and watch.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of punished
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  • The 2015-16 El Niño pattern was blamed for record beach erosion along California’s coast.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In the climate debate, low- and middle-income countries have often been blamed for rising emissions, while the vastly greater historical contribution of wealthy nations is treated as yesterday’s story.
    — Peter Beyer, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of blamed
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  • Meanwhile, Dearborn residents Mohammed Hijazi and Stephanie Butler called for unity and condemned any hate speech.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Liberal commentators cheered Ossoff while conservative commentators condemned him.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
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