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 Last year, Karp went on a week-long diatribe mocking investors who sold their shares in the company, as Palantir’s stock price dipped by over 11 percent. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 11 June 2026 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 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

By March’s Miami Open, Pospisil’s rant epitomized how the players — the stars who bring in the revenues — were reaching a breaking point.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Take this soon-to-be mom who wrote a rant on Reddit after her mother posted a photo of her ultrasound on her Facebook page—without asking permission first.

— Parents, Parents, 25 July 2026

Definition of rant

Noun

Morgan has spent months answering the criticism that her title reign leans on Judgment Day interference, and WWE gave her the finish without a single outside assist at the 100-day mark of the reign.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick also leveled criticism at Wasserman Schultz, who lives in Weston.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticism

Noun

Not like brushing shoulders with Lil Baby and Lil Yachty is a musical death sentence (Veeze is still tearing it up), but for a rapper who specialized in free-flowing street sermons, that slight touch of formalism and structure depletes the vibe.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026
Of the manuscript's six sermons, two were previously unknown.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of sermon

Noun

Volunteer to guest lecture, work with the career office, and show up at career expos.

— Rob Falzon, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
In one 2018 lecture for the American Association of Political Consultants, Taylor described political candidates as akin to readymades, referencing Duchamp’s famed invention, which includes Fountain (1917), a porcelain urinal–cum–sculpture.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 28 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

Definition of harangue

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