BLACKGUARDISM Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

blackguardism

noun

Definition of blackguardism

as in criticism

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Noun

The move has already drawn criticism from at least one GOP senator.

— Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Pezeshkian faces criticism from hard-liners who oppose any diplomacy.

— Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of criticism

Noun

Alongside his criticisms of Britain, the Argentine president devoted some invective to the United Nations itself.

— Adrienne Vogt, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Rather than Ole Miss run out alone and receive the invective, the Rebels waited for Arkansas to run out, then finally took the field.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of invective

Noun

This, the perfectly decent people of Kettleborough reasoned, was a natural and godly rebuke for Susan and Cuthbert’s sin.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Azaria’s 2017 manslaughter conviction, for a killing caught on cellphone video, was a rare rebuke of a soldier’s battlefield conduct.

— Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebuke

Noun

If Trump is at all interested in avoiding further excoriation at home, brevity must be his priority.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
There’ve been the usual marches around the country, signs, excoriations from members of Congress, all under the same umbrella of resistance.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026

Definition of excoriation

Noun

As these things go, the tweet exposes Hotez to public vituperation on social media and possibly physical harm.

— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
On March 12, Nickels tweeted a notice of a scientific conference in Washington at which Peter Daszak, the head of a research funding organization who has long been the target of vituperation by lab-leak advocates, would appear on a panel.

— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024

Definition of vituperation

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While Young never received a formal reprimand, he was made aware of the Congress’s frustration and others in the corps were advised not to follow his lead, per NASA.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Fisher’s attorney also requested an injunction to temporarily prevent Nowlin from sending the reprimand to the Texas Board of Law Examiners, the entity that would decide if Fisher became an attorney in the state.

— Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of reprimand

Noun

The pope will meet seven French victims of abuse by Catholic clergy on Sunday in Lourdes.

— Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Chuck Outdoors That's it for the basic box, which is made from aluminum and designed to hold up to the abuse of constant travel and use outside.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

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