gave talking-to (verb) scold: find fault with
Sinonime: basal,
capital,
central,
chief,
elemental, essential,
indispensable,
inherent,
intrinsic, key,
main,
necessary, primary,
primitive,
principal,
radical, substratal,
underlying, vital
Antonime: additional,
extra, inessential, nonessential,
outside,
peripheral,
secondary