ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsRreprimand
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reprimand
Meaning: to scold formally
reprimand in a sentence
How reprimand is used in real sentences:
He was reprimanded for arriving late three times.
She received a reprimand for being late.
“Vega did not shout when he reprimanded the students; his quiet list of damaged supplies and lost work sounded worse than anger.”
— from the passage The Hearing Room
Synonyms for reprimand
Other words for reprimand — scold, rebuke and censure — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of reprimand
Words that mean the opposite of reprimand:
- praise
- commend
Where it comes from
From Latin reprimere 'to press back, restrain'
Memory hook
REPRIMAND — RE-PRIM-AND, sternly correct.