DIATRIBE Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

diatribe

noun

ˈdī-ə-ˌtrīb

Definition of diatribe

as in tirade

a long angry speech or scolding he was forced to sit through a long diatribe after he came home late once too often

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Recent Examples of diatribe Trump’s social media feed and rhetoric overflow with racist diatribes. — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026 After reading your recent diatribe likening Bo Nix’s ankle, Cale Makar’s shoulder and Nathan MacKinnon’s knee to a Billy Goat-esque jinx, my fingers almost fell off from playing the world’s smallest violin for hours on end. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 May 2026 Postecoglou had the knack of answering a question about his options at right-back with a diatribe about his time at Tottenham Hotspur. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Moreno-Gama was arrested Friday morning by San Francisco police officers, who recovered a copy of his anti-AI diatribe, a kerosene jug and a lighter, according to the criminal complaint. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diatribe

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Noun

Egypt coach Hossam Hassan launched a furious tirade after Argentina staged a spectacular comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in the round of 16.

— James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
After France knocked out Paraguay in this year’s World Cup, Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla launched her own racist tirade attacking Mbappé and his national identity.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Definition of tirade

Noun

The question, of course, is what we are supposed to do with these bourgeois jeremiads against bourgeois civilization, beyond enjoying them as high-end primal-scream therapy.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The jeremiads against gambling as a corrupting influence have conveniently quieted.

— Made by History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025

Definition of jeremiad

Noun

That’s what 49ers outcast Brandon Aiyuk, amid his recent social-media rants, mockingly called the practice facility that neighbors an almighty electrical substation.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Watching her in Congress is like scrolling through the Facebook feed of the auntie who fires off unhinged political rants.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of rant

Noun

However, criticism comes with the territory for quarterbacks, and Madsen has faced his share — mostly over his size and arm strength.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026
The allegation was just part of a drumbeat of US criticism over the cartels’ political protection rackets.

— Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of criticism

Noun

The event felt less like a corporate meeting than like a weekly revival—part standup set, part science fair, part sermon, all of it fuelled by keg beer.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Jesus taught his followers by his remarkable example, including innumerable healings, as well as through his sermons and parables.

— Eric Bashor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

Definition of sermon

Noun

No lecture about how her actions might inflame an already toxic situation involving the league’s most visible player.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is going on trial again, this time in a federal terrorism case that is probing deeper into what allegedly motivated the stabbing on a lecture stage in 2022.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of lecture

Noun

Stephen Adly Guirgis, a New York playwright who specializes in urban pressure-cooker dramas, has a gift for writing subway strap-hanger harangues.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The Americans were prepared for a lecture from Russia’s longtime foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, who is well known for his tedious harangues.

— Michael Crowley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025

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