Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to upbraid
Participle: upbraided
Gerund: upbraiding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | upbraid |
| you | upbraid |
| he;she;it | upbraids |
| we | upbraid |
| you | upbraid |
| they | upbraid |
Perfect
| I | have upbraided |
| you | have upbraided |
| he;she;it | has upbraided |
| we | have upbraided |
| you | have upbraided |
| they | have upbraided |
Past
| I | upbraided |
| you | upbraided |
| he;she;it | upbraided |
| we | upbraided |
| you | upbraided |
| they | upbraided |
Pluperfect
| I | had upbraided |
| you | had upbraided |
| he;she;it | had upbraided |
| we | had upbraided |
| you | had upbraided |
| they | had upbraided |
Future
| I | will upbraid |
| you | will upbraid |
| he;she;it | will upbraid |
| we | will upbraid |
| you | will upbraid |
| they | will upbraid |
Future Perfect
| I | will have upbraided |
| you | will have upbraided |
| he;she;it | will have upbraided |
| we | will have upbraided |
| you | will have upbraided |
| they | will have upbraided |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | upbraid |
| you | upbraid |
| he;she;it | upbraid |
| we | upbraid |
| you | upbraid |
| they | upbraid |
Perfect
| I | have upbraided |
| you | have upbraided |
| he;she;it | have upbraided |
| we | have upbraided |
| you | have upbraided |
| they | have upbraided |
Imperfect
| I | upbraided |
| you | upbraided |
| he;she;it | upbraided |
| we | upbraided |
| you | upbraided |
| they | upbraided |
Pluperfect
| I | had upbraided |
| you | had upbraided |
| he;she;it | had upbraided |
| we | had upbraided |
| you | had upbraided |
| they | had upbraided |
Conditional
Present
| I | would upbraid |
| you | would upbraid |
| he;she;it | would upbraid |
| we | would upbraid |
| you | would upbraid |
| they | would upbraid |
Perfect
| I | would have upbraided |
| you | would have upbraided |
| he;she;it | would have upbraided |
| we | would have upbraided |
| you | would have upbraided |
| they | would have upbraided |
Imperative
| you | upbraid |
| we | Let's upbraid |
| you | upbraid |
Verbs conjugated like 'upbraid'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'upbraid'
umbraid,
unbraid,
abraid,
braid,
embraid,
imbraid,
rebraid,
upbray,
upbreed,
uptrain,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To criticize severely.
- criticize
- censure
- blame, scold, chide, reproach, reprove, berate, condemn, lash
Antonyms
- censure
- commendation, praise, endorsement, sanction
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English upbreyden, from Old English upbreġdan, equivalent to up- + braid. Compare English umbraid (“to upbraid”), Icelandic bregða (“to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off, upbraid”). See up, and braid (transitive). See: English '
umbraid', Icelandic '
bregða'.
Sample Sentences
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The outrageous treatment of poor Tom had roused her still more; and she had followed Legree to the house, with no particular intention, but to upbraid him for his brutality.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)