Synonyms of chide

chide 1 of 2

verb (1)

ˈchīd 

as in to admonish

to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault

my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admonish
• scold
• reprimand
• criticize
• blame
• fault
• rebuke
• reprove
• reproach
• berate
• get after
• lambast
• get on
• mock
• upbraid
• condemn
• tick off
• castigate
• lambaste
• harangue
• diss
• excoriate
• disparage
• assail
• bad-mouth
• belittle
• deride
• rail (at or against)
• burn one's ears
• crucify
• censure
• denounce
• minimize
• flay
• lecture
• reprehend
• knock
• attack
• jaw
• dress down
• ridicule
• scoff
• chew out
• lash
• slam
• deprecate
• keelhaul
• pan
• scorn
• rate
• abuse
• score
• dis
• blast
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• endorse
• okay
• indorse
• sanction
• OK
• applaud
• extol
• salute
• praise
• laud
• tout
• hail
• extoll

chid

2 of 2

verb (2)

variants or chided

past tense of chide

as in scolded

to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault

my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolded
• blamed
• admonished
• rebuked
• reprimanded
• reproved
• reproached
• got after
• got on
• ticked off
• criticized
• burnt one's ears
• upbraided
• burned one's ears
• berated
• lectured
• chewed out
• mocked
• abused
• harangued
• flayed
• crucified
• faulted
• attacked
• dressed down
• lashed
• reprehended
• assailed
• railed (at or against)
• knocked
• censured
• ridiculed
• excoriated
• disparaged
• belittled
• keelhauled
• castigated
• minimized
• jawed
• denounced
• slammed
• rated
• condemned
• panned
• scorned
• lambasted
• derided
• blasted
• scored
• deprecated
• scoffed
• bad-mouthed
• dissed
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• indorsed
• sanctioned
• endorsed
• okayed
• praised
• applauded
• saluted
• hailed
• extolled
• lauded
• touted
• OK'd

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of chide

Verb

Back in the big orange room, LaRoche chides them for paying Sam a visit without him and blows off the suggestion that McGee might be able to use his pull in the publishing world to get his hands on a full copy of Sam’s manuscript. —Sara Netzley, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday night chided President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, asking if those prosecuted for rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 would also get a pass. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024

Verb

Jason then acknowledged that his wife, Kylie, had chided him for not realizing that the pants were symbolic. —Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024

Afterwards, back at the dorm, Noa chided Anniko for the bold move. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2024