Castigate
Castigate verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Comment upon and castigate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Comment upon" instead a verb "Castigate".
Nearby Word: castigating
Comment upon
Castigate and comment upon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Castigate" instead a verb "Comment upon".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rap and castigate
- rap and comment upon
- trim and castigate
- trim and comment upon
- reprobate and castigate
- reprobate and comment upon
- lambaste and castigate
- lambaste and comment upon
- knock and castigate
- knock and comment upon
- blast and castigate
- blast and comment upon
- slam and castigate
- slam and comment upon
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Comment upon and Castigate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigate/comment_upon
Castigate & Comment upon. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigate/comment_upon>.
Comment upon or Castigate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigate/comment_upon.
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