Synonyms of the word

upbraid

• n. (obsolete) The act of reproaching; contumely.
• v. (transitive) To criticize severely.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in…
• v. (obsolete) To treat with contempt.
• v. (obsolete) To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; – with to before the person.
• v. (archaic, intransitive) To utter upbraidings.
• v. (Britain dialectal, Northern England) To rise on the stomach; vomit; retch.

accuse

• v. (transitive) To find fault with, to blame, to censure.
• v. (transitive) To charge with having committed a crime or offence.
• v. (intransitive) To make an accusation against someone.
• n. (obsolete) An accusation.

criminate

• v. (transitive, construed with of) To accuse, incriminate, impeach.
• v. (transitive, construed with of) To rebuke, censure, reprimand.

impeach

• v. To hinder, impede, or prevent.
• v. To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
• v. To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
• v. (law) To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same…

incriminate

• v. (transitive) To accuse or bring criminal charges against.
• v. (transitive) To indicate the guilt of.

reproach

• n. A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
• n. Disgrace or shame.
• v. To criticize or rebuke someone.
• v. To disgrace, or bring shame upon someone.