rebuke

Object

• disciple: At the beginning of this passage, Jesus rebuked the disciples for turning away potential converts.
• wind: Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
• man: The incident of Jesus rebuking the man who called him good is a case in point.

Converse of object

• administer: Jesus administers that mild rebuke, ' Stop disbelieving and show yourself a believer ' , as the words could be translated.
• deliver: The present Earl Spencer was to deliver an astonishing rebuke to the royal family at Diana's funeral.
• draw: Indeed, he gave vent to his feelings in such a vehement fashion that he drew a sharp rebuke from the Chairman.
• receive: They were unsuccessful at trial, and on appeal, and received a judicial rebuke.
• issue: And yet the monarch herself is in no position to issue a rebuke.

Adjective modifier

• stinging: The force of Richard's stinging rebuke here is felt by the audience, most of whom will know its historical accuracy.
• stern: Little wonder that unions reacted with an immediate and stern rebuke in a letter from the office of Brendan Barber.
• sharp: Paul writes verse 7: You are looking only on the surface of things. That is a sharp rebuke.
• gentle: Christ gave them a gentle rebuke, saying, " Where is your faith?
• severe: I remember well that I received a severe rebuke from the captain for inattention to signals.

Modifying Another Word

• sharply: The resemblance not having been flattering, the artist was sharply rebuked by his patron.
• publicly: In those days it was by no means unusual to hear the parson publicly rebuking offenders - even calling them by name.
• gently: And in the way only He can, He gently rebuked our lack of faith and began to open what we had closed.
• strongly: The judges strongly rebuked the Home Secretary for ignoring Britain's obligations under the Geneva Convention.
• even: We were not allowed to ask - were even rebuked by some for asking - " what is God's truth?
• not: I felt his pain and did not rebuke him for the pain he gave my wife and children.