BLACKGUARDISMS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

blackguardisms

noun

plural of blackguardism

as in vitriols

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Noun

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

— Adrienne Vogt, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Yet the traditions of these holidays stand alongside the criticisms, both of which allow for debate, revision of celebration, and dissemination of knowledge without tossing out holidays wholesale.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of criticisms

Noun

In Iraq, the faction earned rebukes from clerics who had previously supported global jihad as well as from more mainstream religious leaders.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
Last week's announcement even elicited rare rebukes from Republican lawmakers, some of whom are up for reelection in a few months.

— Joe Hernandez, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebukes

Noun

This keeps the performance informal and keeps the narrative — a staggering odyssey of injustices, abuses, travel adventures, extraordinary coincidences, losses, reunions, reflections and self-analysis — from becoming sensationalized.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Baldwin alleged that decision was just one part of a pattern of disturbing prosecutorial abuses, including presenting false information to the grand jury, failing to disclose two firearms reports, and filing an unlawful gun enhancement.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of abuses

Noun

These invectives evidently haven’t spooked Son, who once predicted that AI superintelligence would exist by 2035.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026
At one point, the crew shot a scene in which Whalen’s character joins a bar fight, shouting invectives at a hapless extra before pummelling him to the ground.

— Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of invectives

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Links with nonprofit group The recent castigations from progressive Democrats were driven in part by the Opportunity Caucus’s ties to One Main Street.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

Definition of castigations

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