castigate (Meaning)
castigate (v)
censure severely
inflict severe punishment on
castigate (v. t.)
To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise severely.
To emend; to correct.
Synonyms & Antonyms of castigate
Synonyms:
- read the riot act (to)
- abuse
- assail
- slam
- pan
- score
- scourge
- scoff
- bad-mouth
- crucify
- denounce
- knock
- censure
- belittle
- blast
- keelhaul
- tongue-lash
- lay into
- hammer
- reprehend
- lash
- scorn
- revile
- harangue
- rate
- take to task
- ridicule
- condemn
- remonstrate (with)
- excoriate
- disparage
- baste
- vituperate
- reprove
- diss
Antonyms:
castigate Sentence Examples
- The teacher felt it necessary to castigate the students for their disrespectful behavior.
- The coach didn't hesitate to castigate the players for their lackluster performance on the field.
- The manager called a meeting to castigate the employees for their failure to meet deadlines.
- It's not productive to constantly castigate yourself for past mistakes; learn from them and move forward.
- The critics were quick to castigate the author for what they perceived as a lack of originality in his latest novel.
- Instead of offering constructive feedback, some people resort to harshly castigating others for their beliefs.
- The politician faced public backlash after he was caught on camera castigating his opponent in a heated exchange.
- The parent chose to calmly discuss the issue with their child rather than castigating them for their behavior.
- It's important to address wrongdoing, but there's a difference between discipline and outright castigation.
- The editorial in the newspaper aimed to castigate the government for its mishandling of the crisis.
FAQs About the word castigate
censure severely, inflict severe punishment onTo punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise sever
lecture, criticize, reprimand, blame,scold, dress down, flay,lambast, fault, lambaste
endorse, sanction, endorse, sanction,approve, indorse, indorse, approve, praise, praise
The teacher felt it necessary to castigate the students for their disrespectful behavior.
The coach didn't hesitate to castigate the players for their lackluster performance on the field.
The manager called a meeting to castigate the employees for their failure to meet deadlines.
It's not productive to constantly castigate yourself for past mistakes; learn from them and move forward.
