Castigate
Castigate verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Expostulate and castigate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expostulate" instead a verb "Castigate".
Nearby Word: castigating
Expostulate
Expostulate verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Castigate and expostulate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Castigate" instead a verb "Expostulate".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- blast and castigate
- blast and expostulate
- chide and castigate
- chide and expostulate
- condemn and castigate
- condemn and expostulate
- censure and castigate
- censure and expostulate
- berate and castigate
- berate and expostulate
- denounce and castigate
- denounce and expostulate
- reproach and castigate
- reproach and expostulate
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Expostulate and Castigate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigate/expostulate
Castigate & Expostulate. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigate/expostulate>.
Expostulate or Castigate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigate/expostulate.
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