EARFUL Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

earful

noun

Definition of earful

as in broadside

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Recent Examples of earful Right now, any newspaper with an interest in staying urgent and relevant and alert is getting an earful of a fractious nation. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 Upon hearing the truth, Kevin drags his son out of the container, gives him an earful of expletives, and zaps him with a taser baton. — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Once a digitally daft chamber, today—after a summer of studying AI—most senators feel savvy enough on the topic to have a few earfuls of complaints for the giants of Silicon Valley. — Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023 In New York City, where more than seventy thousand people are unhoused, locals know that the place to get an earful of very loud opera along with your Big Gulp is a 7-Eleven near the Port Authority Bus Terminal. — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for earful

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Noun

Before Charley could climb down, the big deer stepped out of the brush 30 yards away, stood broadside, blew a couple of times, and ran back toward the river.

— Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
And Iran’s broadside attacks against multiple countries in the area meant no port was safe for the Lincoln to visit.

— Roger Archibald, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of broadside

Noun

The Kremlin’s barrage hit a bridge and ambulance station, while Kyiv reportedly fired upwards of 600 drones on the Moscow region alone.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The storm on Wednesday that may have spawned a tornado was one in a barrage of strong storms across Southern California this week that caused localized flooding, strong rains and high winds, including a swift-water rescue in Los Angeles.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of barrage

Noun

The request was the latest salvo in the messy war where Ghost is suing Wilson for defamation, and Wilson is pursuing counterclaims against the producers for alleged bullying, intimidation, and breach of contract.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
As a result, as the war has become entrenched, in particular since 2024, Moscow has shifted its focus to more advanced ballistic salvo waves, including strikes using Russia’s intermediate-range Oreshnik ballistic missile.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of salvo

Noun

East and West are once again locked in a life-and-death confrontation, even as Putin fires off a fusillade of threats to launch nuclear missiles against any Western power that comes to Ukraine’s aid.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Iran’s military said the fusillade was a warning.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Definition of fusillade

Noun

Ojeda flicked a back-heel volley, off a feed from Griezmann, past goalkeeper Sean Johnson and inside the left post to give Orlando a two-goal lead in the 22nd.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Gates says Washburn’s petition is a first volley in an attempt to discredit and then defund the Wildlife Council.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of volley

Noun

The interview in The Bookman had inaugurated what turned into a flurry of correspondence with his old clerk in the spring of 1892.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Despite a flurry of beauty M&A activity in 2025 — a record 384 deals globally, to be specific — average deal value is on the decline.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of flurry

Noun

While the severe storm threat is less today, some storms Sunday afternoon and evening could be strong enough to produce gusty winds, isolated large hail and possible tornadoes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Arizona saw baseball-sized hail and a possible tornado that injured at least one person Wednesday evening.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

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