DENUNCIATORY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

denunciatory

adjective

Definition of denunciatory

as in virulent

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The isotopes that make up radiopharmaceuticals are just as virulent as the beam radiation patients have begrudgingly tolerated for decades.

— Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026
The feminist progress of the past half century has been met with a virulent backlash of misogyny.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of virulent

Adjective

Mercury guard Kahleah Copper, Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams and Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud have also spoken about receiving hateful messages.

— Mike Wilson, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Yiannopoulos’ acerbic and at times hateful speech attracted the fury of students who argued his views should not be platformed.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of hateful

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And although there were some critical mistakes from Florida transfer quarterback DJ Lagway, the new Baylor QB made big-time throws, showed grit while playing through injury and had the Bears in position to win in the final moments.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
GlobalFoundries and Monarch Quantum will give the company domestic manufacturing partners for two critical parts of its systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of critical

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Alcohol played a major role in deaths from malignant tumors in the head and neck, including lip, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and cancer of the esophagus.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Amabile revealed in July that he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor after receiving results from an MRI.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of malignant

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All countries in Europe are on high alert with Russia stepping up its sabotage and malign activity across the continent since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
This includes embedding safety features that prevent malign bioweapons development and embedding mechanisms that enable such misuse to be easily detected.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of malign

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