IMPRECATING Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

imprecating

verb

present participle of imprecate

as in cursing

to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon with her dying breath the witch imprecated the villagers for their relentless persecution of her

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Some of us would like to spend less time cursing sun damage, some of us have been honing a gentle routine for managing acne for years, and some of us want to smooth without exacerbating rosacea or eczema.

— Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026
Critics are cursing Practical Magic 2, the legasequel of the 1998 cult film.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026

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Every audience hears about the tweets from Michigan’s William Lawrence, condemning the nuclear family, and New York’s Darializa Avila Chevalier, about how July 4 should be about the liberation of Palestine and Puerto Rico.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Particularly, individuals on the Right are condemning the fraternity members being picked apart in the public court of opinion.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

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