reproving

1. 1.

   expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

   Synonymsadmonitoryadmonishingreproachful

   Similarunfavorable

Questions about reproving

What does reproving mean?

reproving means "expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective".

How many syllables are in reproving?

reproving has 3 syllables: re-pro-ving. The stress falls on "re".

What is another word for reproving?

Close synonyms include admonitory, admonishing, reproachful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is reproving a common word?

reproving is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.