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Synonyms & Antonyms for reproach
Synonyms: Noun
disgrace, dishonor, opprobrium, reflection, scandal
Synonyms: Verb
baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, dress down, flay, hammer, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rag, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, scold, score, tongue-lash, upbraid
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of reproach in a Sentence
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A bug in the logic of a design, though discovered and fixed in the lab, stands as a slight reproach to the designer. — Tracy Kidder, The Soul of a New Machine, 1981 Yes, he told them, when he came, it was quite true that they would have to pay interest. And then Teta Elzbieta broke forth into protestations and reproaches, so that the people outside stopped and peered in at the window. — Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, 1906 "He's the finest boy in England," the father said in a tone of reproach to her, "and you don't seem to care for him, Becky, as much as you do for your spaniel. … " — William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 1847 She looked at him with reproach. Accusations and reproaches from both parties made it difficult to pursue discussions. His conduct has brought shame and reproach to his family.Verb
Parents and teachers gaped at the young writers, uncertain whether to reproach or praise these young adults for their language in writing about decidedly adult issues. — Tobi Jacobi, English Journal, March 2007 For years I fretted over these questions and reproached myself for not having taken that diary when it was offered to me in 1945. — John Hope Franklin, Race and History, 1989 She did not reproach herself with her failure; but she would have been happier if there had been less discrepancy between her words to Sophy Viner and the act which had followed them. — Edith Wharton, The Reef, 1912 our neighbor loudly reproached us for tromping through his yard she cleared her throat as a way of reproaching us for having our elbows on the table
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Repeatedly called out as a chronic dawdler, Holmes has thus far failed to respond to public embarrassment or private reproach. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "J.B. Holmes' slow pace of play can be solved if golf enforces its own rules," 22 July 2019 From his chairman’s perch, meanwhile, Biden took a sharply inquisitorial line of questioning toward Hill, and reassured the country that Thomas’s character was beyond reproach. — Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, The New Republic, "The Destructive Politics of White Amnesia," 6 Aug. 2019 Last week, his nostalgic remarks about working with segregationist senators drew reproach, including from rival candidate Sen. Cory Booker. — Melissa Gomez, latimes.com, "Who are the Democratic candidates for president?," 8 July 2019 Because of his punk past, Alejandro Escovedo has hard-rocking bona fides beyond reproach. — Houston Chronicle, "The Must List: Q-Fest, The Try Guys, Alejandro Escovedo," 18 July 2019 Decisions must be made in a manner which is above reproach and displays integrity and openness. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "HOA Homefront: Transparency – Great for windows (HOA boards too)," 29 June 2019 Scottish columnists bombarded the Spanish government with reproaches. — Neal Ascherson, The New York Review of Books, "The Value of Independence," 18 Apr. 2019 That reproach supposes the existence of a distant, neutral way of writing. — Robert O. Paxton, The New York Review of Books, "Novels as History," 7 Feb. 2019