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castigating

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/
    • /ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/

Definition of castigating word

  • noun castigating Present participle of castigate. 1
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Parts of speech for Castigating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Castigating

castigating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for castigating

adjective castigating

  • abusive — Someone who is abusive behaves in a cruel and violent way towards other people.
  • reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
  • retaliatory — to return like for like, especially evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury.
  • vituperative — characterized by or of the nature of vituperation: vituperative remarks.
  • retaliative — to return like for like, especially evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury.
All 7 Synonyms of castigating

Antonyms for castigating

adjective castigating

  • praiseful — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
  • laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
  • panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
  • adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
  • approbative — showing approbation or approval
All 6 Antonyms of castigating

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