The restraining role that the community once played is losing its force as adults become reluctant to reprimand other people's unruly children.
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Reprimand
/ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/
Synonyms for "reprimand" (225 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Noun(5 words)
Verb(10 words)
admonishedadmonishingbawl outberateberatedcall downcall on the carpetcastigatedcastigatescastigating
Strong matches (68)
censurechampainchastisechastisementchewchew outchidechidingcomecondemncorrectcorrectioncriticismcriticizedamndefamedefiledisapprovaldisapprovediscipline
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disparagedisparagementdressdress downdressing-downexposeexpose to infamygibbetgive a dressing-downhang in effigyhave words withhellimputationjump
Noun(18 words)
censurecensurescensuringchastisementschastisingchidedemeritdingingdisciplinary actiondisciplinary noticedisciplinediscipline field notebookdiscipline methodsdiscipline related termdiscipline termearfulsformal rebukehorsewhip
Verb(14 words)
Adjective(2 words)
disciplinedfiery rebuke
Related words (112)
Verb(20 words)
lecturelessonmark of cainmindobjurgateobjurgationonuspiecepillorypilloryingpoint champainpreachraprateratingread the riot actrebukereflectionremonstranceremonstration
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reprehendreprehensionreproachreprobationreproofreprovalreprovescoldscoldingsermonset downset straightskin aliveslapslateslursmearsmirchsmudgesmutchsoilspankspankingspeakspotstainstigmastigmatismstigmatizationstigmatizestraighten outsullytainttake downtake to tasktalking-totarnishtasktelltell offtick offtongue-lashingupbraidupbraidingvilifyvituperatewig
Noun(22 words)
lecture onlylecturesmost disciplinaryofficial censurepenaltypunishingrakesrapsrebukesrebukingreprehensionreproachreproachesreproofreproofsreprovalsanctionscoldscoldingsslap
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woodshedwritten admonition
Adjective(3 words)
official sanctionscholarly disciplinestern note
Related word relations
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More general
10 entriescriticisecriticismcriticizedisciplinary actiondisciplineknockpick apartpunishmentsanctionunfavorable judgment
More specific
12 entriesCollocations
7 entriesdisciplinary reprimandformal reprimandofficial reprimandpublic reprimandstern reprimandverbal reprimandwritten reprimand
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
We'll get off with a reprimand.
Source: tatoeba (5729689)
Her most serious shortcoming seemed to be a tendency to fall into daydreams in the middle of a task and forget all about it until such time as she was sharply recalled to earth by a reprimand or a catastrophe.
Source: tatoeba (5825179)
No one likes to reprimand students for poor behavior, but it comes with the territory when you're a teacher.
Source: tatoeba (10066016)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.