upbraid

Questions about upbraid

What does upbraid mean?

upbraid means "express criticism towards".

How many syllables are in upbraid?

upbraid has 2 syllables: up-braid. The stress falls on "up". In IPA it is /ˈʌpˌbɹeɪd/.

What is another word for upbraid?

Close synonyms include reproach. 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 upbraid a common word?

upbraid 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.

What rhymes with upbraid?

2 words rhyme with upbraid. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.