berate
verbHow many syllables in berate?
There are 2 syllables in the word berate.How to pronounce berate:
Definition of berate:
- berate (verb):
- to scold harshly
- censure severely or angrily.
- to scold or condemn vehemently and at length
Synonyms for berate:
admonish
attack
bawl out
blame
blast
brush down
call down
call on the carpet
carpet
castigate
censure
chasten
chastise
chew out
chew up
chide
correct
criticise
criticize
diss
dress down
excoriate
fault
flame
flay
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Antonyms for berate:
absolve
accept
acclaim
accredit
admire
adore
adulate
advocate
aggrandize
agree
aid
allow
animate
applaud
appreciate
approve
approve of
assist
ballyhoo
be happy
be mad about
be quiet
benefit
big something up
big up
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- lagging
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- frying
- elope
- detour
- cochlea
- buttock
- assured
- ailment
- weekends
- smothered
- sleighing
- greater
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- appalled
- yawning
- unskilled
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- stagger
- smoky
- repent
- renew
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- peril
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