Lambaste and Sanction

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Lambaste verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

Usage example: the director lambasted them mercilessly for forgetting their lines during the final dress rehearsal

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Sanction is an antonym for lambaste.

Nearby Word: lambasting

Sanction verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Lambaste is an antonym for sanction.

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

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Sanction and Lambaste. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lambaste/sanction

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