Synonyms of the word

going-over

• n. Alternative spelling of going over.

castigation

• n. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
• n. (obsolete) Emendation; correction.

earful

• n. (informal) a reprimand, castigation or telling off.
• n. (informal) intimate gossip.

examination

• n. The act of examining.
• n. Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness…
• n. A formal test involving answering written or oral questions with no or limited access to text books or…

rebuke

• n. A harsh criticism.
• v. To criticise harshly; to reprove.

reprehension

• n. the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand.

reprimand

• n. A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
• v. To reprove in a formal or official way.

reproof

• n. An act or instance of reproving; a rebuke.
• v. To proof again.

reproval

• n. The act of reproving.

scrutiny

• n. Intense study of someone or something.
• n. Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
• n. An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
• n. A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
• n. An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
• v. (obsolete, rare) To scrutinize.

upbraiding

• v. present participle of upbraid.
• adj. Reproachful; chiding; censorious.
• n. An instance of severe criticism or rebuke.