Synonyms for lecture
ˈlɛk tʃərlec·ture

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1. lecture, public lecture, talknoun

   a speech that is open to the public

   "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"

   Synonyms:
   talking to, lecturing, talk of the town, public lecture, talking, talk, speech

2. lecture, speech, talking tonoun

   a lengthy rebuke

   "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"

   Synonyms:
   manner of speaking, spoken communication, talk, delivery, lecturing, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, voice communication, oral communication, public lecture, address, language, spoken language, speech

3. lecture, lecturingverb

   teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

   Synonyms:
   talk, speech, talking to, public lecture, lecturing

4. lecture, talkverb

   deliver a lecture or talk

   "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

   Synonyms:
   bawl out, verbalize, lambast, babble, verbalise, take to task, spill, reproof, jaw, reprimand, rebuke, utter, chew out, chide, peach, tattle, lambaste, mouth, trounce, blab out, berate, have words, chew up, call down, blab, talk, let the cat out of the bag, dress down, speak, scold, remonstrate, rag, babble out, sing, spill the beans, call on the carpet

5. call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambastverb

   censure severely or angrily

   "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

   Synonyms:
   manducate, get at, reproof, censure, chide, bait, rile, lash, dun, cod, razz, chit-chat, crucify,