tirade

noun

ti·​rade ˈtī-ˌrād 

also ti-ˈrād

: a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language

Synonyms of tirade

• diatribe
• attack
• criticism
• rant
• jeremiad
• lecture
• sermon
• harangue
• philippic
• reprimand

Examples of tirade in a Sentence

He went into a tirade about the failures of the government.

The coach directed a tirade at the team after the loss.

Recent Examples on the Web

And baseball has just tirades and just screaming at each other in the middle. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where NASCAR mom Natalie Decker revs engines again for the first time since her Hall of Fame radio tirade last month. —Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026

The film explores how comedians parody leaders and help define them to the public, an important conversation currently amid presidential tirades against late night hosts, and after The Late Show With Stephen Colbert closed up shop last month. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 June 2026

Martínez watches stoically, especially when Andreeva goes on one of her tirades. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, shot, tirade, from Middle French, from Old Italian tirata, from tirare to draw, shoot

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tirade

• afraid
• allayed
• arcade
• arrayed
• assayed
• barmaid
• betrayed
• blockade
• bridesmaid
• brigade
• brocade
• buffeted

Kids Definition

tirade

noun

ti·​rade tī-ˈrād 

ˈtī-ˌrād

: a long violent angry speech : harangue