HARANGUE Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

hə-ˈraŋ

Definition of harangue

as in diatribe

a long angry speech or scolding launched into a long harangue about poor customer service without realizing that I wasn't even an employee!

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as in speech

a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience the dictator's lengthy harangue before a captive audience

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harangue

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verb

as in to speak

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the eminent professor harangued for three hours on his favorite subject, the clash of East and West

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as in to discourse

to talk as if giving an important and formal speech a talk-show guest using the interviewer's questions as an opportunity to harangue on a variety of pet peeves

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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

Verb

After haranguing the receptionist, he was eventually granted a 15-minute audience with Fujita, who advised his teenage devotee to focus on future technologies like computers. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026 There are, unfortunately, far too many examples of women who marry high-profile figures only to be harangued for expressing anything other than gratitude and graciousness. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for harangue

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Noun

During the 2007 ceremony, Field took to the stage to accept her award — only to be cut off after launching into an emotional diatribe about the war in Iraq.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
The two agreed that Springsteen's penchant in recent years for going on mid-concert political diatribes is wearing a little thin.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of diatribe

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After the game, manager Hinch spoke about planning the special moment ahead of Verlander’s official retirement with the help of Upton.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
If your flight is impacted, speak to a customer service agent at the airport and Hopper recommends reaching out to the airline through their app or by giving them a call at the same time as well.

— Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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Florence is one of the many municipalities taking action in response to discourse around the heavy presence of Flock Safety’s license plate readers.

— Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2026
Specifically, the majority of debate and discourse around the CLARITY Act centers around not only the ability of stablecoin issues to provide yield and yield adjacent products, but how these institutions should be regulated.

— Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of discourse

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Avila said the attack left her with severe injuries to her arm and face, extensive scarring, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
His comments came days after the army chiefs of Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia met in Riyadh to discuss responses to Houthi attacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of attack

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Related Stories Cruise, declaiming every line, acting with blind bluster and a mean gleam of good-ol’-boy joy, makes Digger a walking cartoon — a larger-than-life satire of over-the-top American arrogance, like LBJ crossed with Foghorn Leghorn.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
And the conversations between Anna and Molly, Ella and Julia (Ella’s friend and a counterpart of Molly), as well as the stammering and declaiming when Anna talks to herself, are almost always about men.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of declaim

Noun

After the run that Lisa couldn’t complete, Whitney tracks her down at the bottom of the mountain to officially apologize for her drunken tirade against her at that drag brunch, and against all odds, Lisa is fully ready to hear her out.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher went on one of his bad-boy tirades during a performance at the 1996 show by swearing, wandering the stage and making lewd gestures during his brother Noel’s guitar solo.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

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