/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of reproving Find synonyms for: Verb1. admonish, reprove, knock, criticize, criticise, pick apartusage: take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"Adjective1. admonitory, admonishing, reproachful, reproving, unfavorable (vs. favorable), unfavourableusage: expressing reproof or reproach especially as a correctiveWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abominable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language