Baste
Baste verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Usage example: a tyrannical father who used the dinner hour to baste his children for their many perceived shortcomings
Reprehend
Reprehend verb - To declare to be morally wrong or evil.
Baste and reprehend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Baste" instead a verb "Reprehend".
Nearby Words: reprehensible, reprehension
Mutual synonyms
Cite this Source
Reprehend and Baste. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/baste/reprehend
Baste & Reprehend. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/baste/reprehend>.
Reprehend or Baste. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/baste/reprehend.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "baste" and "reprehend" have occurred on timeline