INVECTIVES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

invectives

noun

plural of invective

as in abuses

harsh insulting language hurled curses and invective at the driver who heedlessly cut them off in traffic

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Recent Examples of invectives These invectives evidently haven’t spooked Son, who once predicted that AI superintelligence would exist by 2035. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026 At one point, the crew shot a scene in which Whalen’s character joins a bar fight, shouting invectives at a hapless extra before pummelling him to the ground. — Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 Riley would have invented invectives. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 Today’s writers use it to wildly different ends, from political invectives to plainspoken diaries to surreal dreamscapes. — Patrick Dundon, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2026

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Noun

For years, critics also questioned Dudamel’s silence about Chavez and Maduro and the human rights abuses and corruption that marked their reins.

— Max Feliu, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Bukele has managed to reduce murders to a historic low in El Salvador but faces accusations of abuses during the state of emergency that began in 2022 and has imprisoned more than 91,000 people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of abuses

Noun

Mathews gathered his belongings and began walking toward his vehicle, but after crossing to the other side of a park fence, an exchange of insults between the pair caused a physical confrontation.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
That would be a rich coda to the audio leak, considering that Oaxacans received some of the nastiest insults.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of insults

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Thompson lodged criticisms for Jones’ Silicon Valley donors, shifting policy positions and associations with healthcare companies that were fined for denying care.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Other messages contained criticisms of the Wolverines' offensive scheme.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticisms

Noun

Vieira said the show offers another opportunity for people to discover Rockport beyond the fictional curses portrayed in the series.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
But repression isn’t a good plan when generations-long curses run in the bloodline, because Sally’s daughter Kylie (Joey King), now a college student, has gone and fallen in love behind her mother’s back.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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