VITUPERATE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word vituperate. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| berate | verbv | |||||
verb • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| revile | verbv | |||||
verb • spread negative information about | ||||||
| scold | verbv | |||||
noun • someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault verb • censure severely or angrily • show one's unhappiness or critical attitude | ||||||
| vilify | verbv | |||||
verb • spread negative information about | ||||||
| admonish | verbv | |||||
verb • advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior • warn strongly; put on guard • take to task | ||||||
| attack | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) • an offensive move in a sport or game • intense adverse criticism • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation • the act of attacking • a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase • a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition • the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) • strong criticism verb • launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with • attack in speech or writing • take the initiative and go on the offensive • attack someone physically or emotionally • set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task • begin to injure | ||||||
| blast | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a very long fly ball • a sudden very loud noise • a strong current of air • an explosion (as of dynamite) • a highly pleasurable or exciting experience • intense adverse criticism verb • make a strident sound • hit with great force • use explosives on • apply a draft or strong wind to to • create by using explosives • make with or as if with an explosion • fire a shot; release • criticize harshly or violently • shatter as if by explosion • shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly | ||||||
| castigate | verbv | |||||
verb • censure severely • inflict severe punishment on | ||||||
| censure | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • harsh criticism or disapproval • the state of being excommunicated verb • rebuke formally | ||||||
| chide | verbv | |||||
verb • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| condemn | verbv | |||||
verb • express strong disapproval of • declare or judge unfit for use or habitation • compel or force into a particular state or activity • demonstrate the guilt of (someone) • pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law • appropriate (property) for public use | ||||||
| criticize | verbv | |||||
verb • find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws • act as a critic | ||||||
| denounce | verbv | |||||
verb • speak out against • to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful • announce the termination of, as of treaties • give away information about somebody | ||||||
| excoriate | verbv | |||||
verb • express strong disapproval of • tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading | ||||||
| lambaste | verbv | |||||
verb • beat with a cane • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| rebuke | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an act or expression of criticism and censure verb • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| reprimand | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an act or expression of criticism and censure verb • rebuke formally • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| upbraid | verbv | |||||
verb • express criticism towards | ||||||
| rail | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports • short for railway • a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll • a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) • any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud verb • complain bitterly • enclose with rails • provide with rails • separate with a railing • convey (goods etc.) by rails • travel by rail or train • lay with rails • fish with a handline over the rails of a boat • spread negative information about • criticize severely | ||||||
| rile | verbv | |||||
verb • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • make turbid by stirring up the sediments of | ||||||
