Berates

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of berate, meaning censures or reprimands someone severely and angrily.

“She berates her staff whenever they fail to meet the weekly targets.”

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Synonyms

scoldsreprimandsupbraidscastigateschastises

Antonyms

praisescommends

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in ATES, a very common verb suffix, and the B-E-R opening narrows the initial letter cluster

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Scrabble

Moderate value overall, and the ATES ending connects well to many existing words on the board

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Anagrams of Berates

Words that use exactly the same letters as “berates”.

beaters rebates

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “berates” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

aerates berated borates cerates

Words you can make from Berates

Shorter words formed from the letters in “berates”.

aretes baster beater berate berets bester breast easter eaters rebate reseat teaser teresa abets abret absee abstr arest arete aster astre atees bares baret

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