Synonyms and Antonyms of scold (skōld)

upbraid rebuke shrew denounce tell off have on the carpet chastise berate blow up at admonish censure reprove find fault with vituperative trounce reprimand preach disparage revile rail abuse vituperate vilify nag lecture rake-over-the-coals chew out bawl out get-after chew down dress down call down lay-down-the-law jump down one's throat jump-on call keep after light into take the wind out of one's sails put down castigatory scolding termagant blame brawl lambaste have-words lambast chide chasten asperse expostulate with taunt cavil criticize recriminate rate objurate reprobate give one a talking to castigate declaim against keelhaul grouch grumble rap reproach tax fishwife fury harpy virago vixen battle-ax excoriate haze lash objurgate rag rant reprehend scolder nagger take-to-task jaw remonstrate chew-up burn up reproof common-scold

praise commend extoll compliment flatter

molest punish attack

clods ₈ colds ₈ scold ₈

clod ₇ cods ₇ cold ₇ docs ₇ cols ₆ locs ₆ dols ₅ olds ₅ sold ₅

cod ₆ doc ₆ col ₅ cos ₅ loc ₅ soc ₅ dol ₄ dos ₄ ods ₄ old ₄ sod ₄ sol ₃

do ₃ od ₃ lo ₂ os ₂ so ₂