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 The acts of diplomacy stemmed from Galliano’s notorious antisemitic diatribe in 2011, which cost him his job as creative director at Dior and has cast a shadow over his work and his legacy ever since. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 In his on-court diatribe, Pospisil threatened to sue the tour; the ATP threatened to fine him thousands of dollars. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026 From sunburn complications to being on the receiving end of a Whitney Duncan diatribe, Cochran went through the reality TV wringer twice and lived to tell the tale. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 On Wednesday night, Kennedy responded to the report with an 871-word diatribe on social media against the reporter, veteran journalist Sheryl Gay Stolberg, and the Times. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for diatribe

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Noun

Enes Kanter Freedom exposes Natasha Cloud's profane tirade after WNBA ejection.

— , FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford unleashed his own tirade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of tirade

Noun

Kelaidis reads their popularity as evidence that historical scholarship has become a kind of liberal jeremiad, offering moral reassurance through historical analogy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
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

Definition of jeremiad

Noun

Something happened when Donald Sterling’s racist rants were released in the middle of the 2014 playoff run.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
John Galliano has bowed out of the Met Gala where he was set to be honored, after a backlash over past remarks by the veteran designer, including an antisemitic rant.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of rant

Noun

Vucic has pushed hard against the protesters as the government faced international criticism over police violence and arbitrary detentions of demonstrators.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
His political interests would be served if Republicans were to stop attacking Carlson and if Carlson were to tone down his criticism of the GOP.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of criticism

Noun

This is given an almost mystical significance, made all the more ridiculous when an actual priest gives a sermon using the brothers as an object lesson in the value of forgiveness.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
At issue is a 2022 sermon, reposted on X after Hamilton won the Democratic primary in August.

— John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sermon

Noun

One theoretical reason, Flanigan said, is that taking notes by hand creates a more meaningful and deeply processed record of information from a class lecture or meeting.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
There are two scenes in particular where Tucker is in the background as Joe digs into these guys in the hotel room and at the college lecture.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 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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