Antonyms for lambaste
læmˈbeɪst, -ˈbæstlam·baste

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1. lambasteverb

   To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

   Synonyms:
   beat, hit, thrash

2. lambasteverb

   Synonyms:
   tell off, berate, scold

Matched Categories

1. • Beat
   • Criticize

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1. cane, flog, lambaste, lambastverb

   beat with a cane

   Synonyms:
   scold, strap, trounce, welt, lambast, bawl out, reproof, dress down, slash, chew out, chide, lecture, have words, call down, take to task, call on the carpet, rebuke, jaw, lather, whip, reprimand, lash, flog, remonstrate, rag, cane, berate, chew up

2. call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambastverb

   censure severely or angrily

   "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

   Synonyms:
   manducate, get at, reproof, censure, chide, bait, rile, lash, dun, cod, razz, chit-chat, crucify, grouch, bedevil, reprimand, devil, gossip, get to, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, criminate, chew out, yap away, beat, arouse, cane, trounce, tease, taunt, bring up, slash, berate, lecture, raise, conjure, nark, natter, grumble, rag, crush, confab, rattle on, torment, ride, chew up, irritate, tantalize, underdress, strap, chew, rally, claver, flog, remonstrate, chat, vanquish, yack, chitchat, whip, confabulate, call forth, jaw, talk, rebuke, invoke, nettle, vex, call down, evoke, lambast, yack away, bother, gravel, shoot the breeze, stir, take to task, chaffer, welt, lather, bawl out, point out, dress down, visit, call on the carpet, twit, masticate, chatter, beat out, have words, chew the fat, chafe, scold, shell, conjure up, put forward

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1. lambasteverb

   Synonyms:
   (Low) pommel, maul, belabor, beat, strike

How to use lambaste in a sentence?

1. Michael Tien:

   He will send a positive signal to any pan-democrat who is willing to have a dialogue with China, this must be one of his key missions: To make sure the signal is strong enough that the electorate won't lambaste the moderate pan-democrats and give all their votes to the extremists.

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