INVECTIVE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word invective. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for INVECTIVE
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| abusive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • expressing offensive reproach • characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment | ||||||
| critical | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws • at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction • characterized by careful evaluation and judgment • being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency • of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism adjective satellite • urgently needed; absolutely necessary • forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis | ||||||
| denunciatory | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • containing warning of punishment | ||||||
| satirical | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • exposing human folly to ridicule | ||||||
| vitriol | nounn | |||||
noun • (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry • abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will verb • expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol • subject to bitter verbal abuse | ||||||
| vitriolic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • harsh or corrosive in tone • of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action | ||||||
| vituperation | nounn | |||||
noun • abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will | ||||||
| vituperative | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by harshly abusive criticism | ||||||