rebukers
Those who chastise
Rebukers are people who rebuke—who express sharp disapproval or criticism.
The word implies someone who corrects or reprimands others, often from a position of moral authority: The rebukers in the congregation spoke against the new policy.
The term appears most often in religious or formal contexts.
One who rebukes harshly
- chastiserOne who punishes severely
- censurerOne who condemns
- admonisherOne who cautions sternly
- reproacherOne who expresses disapproval
castigator · upbraider · critic · disapprover · denouncer · detractor · objector · corrector
Internal moral sense
- accuserOne who alleges wrongdoing
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
- inquisitorHarsh, probing questioner
- puritanExcessively morally strict person
zealot · crusader · watchdog · whistleblower · reformist · ethicist · judge · arbiter
scolder
One who rebukes harshly
- chastiserOne who punishes severely
- censurerOne who condemns
- admonisherOne who cautions sternly
reproacher · castigator · upbraider · critic · disapprover · denouncer · detractor · objector · corrector · disciplinarian
conscience
Internal moral sense
- accuserOne who alleges wrongdoing
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
- inquisitorHarsh, probing questioner
puritan · zealot · crusader · watchdog · whistleblower · reformist · ethicist · judge · arbiter · censor
preacher
Religious sermon deliverer
supervisor · mentor · judge · magistrate · reformer · prophet · moralist · overseer · superior · guardian
rebukerspraisers
Those who express approval
flatterers · complimenters · applauders · admirers · extollers
rebukersexcusers
Those who pardon
apologists · enablers · defenders · justifiers · condoners
- scathing rebukeHarsh, severe criticism
- formal rebuke