Synonyms and Antonyms of reprehend
1
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
- that denomination reprehends murder in any form, contending that the taking of life is never justified
attack, blame, blast, criticize, dis (also diss) [slang], dispraise, fault, knock, pan, slam
belittle, deprecate, disparage
doom, sentence
convict
blacklist, excommunicate, ostracize
castigate, chastise, rebuke, reprimand, reproach
admonish, chide, reprove
berate, lambaste (or lambast), rake, scold, upbraid, vituperate
curse, imprecate
abhor, abominate, detest, hate, loathe, revile
approve, endorse (also indorse), sanction
eulogize, exalt, extol (also extoll), glorify, laud, praise
acclaim, applaud, commend, hail, salute, tout
consecrate, hallow, sanctify
honor, revere, venerate
2
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
- without exception, book reviewers reprehended the novel's tired plot
blame, censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], dispraise, fault, knock, pan, slag [chiefly British]
skewer, tweak
assail, attack, blast, clobber, slam, slash
nick (at), snipe (at)
beef, bellyache, bitch, carp, cavil, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, kvetch, moan, murmur, mutter, niggle, quibble, whine
admonish, chide, drub, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove
berate, castigate, crucify, excoriate, flay, gibbet, hammer, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lash, pillory, scold, upbraid
bad-mouth, belittle, decry, deride, discommend, disparage, put down
