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

These Trump-supporting immigration restrictionists argue that reports of abuses by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are exaggerated and the need for mass deportations is urgent.

— Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
The indictment describes alleged incidents involving electric shocks, simulated drowning, beatings and other abuses at Venezuelan detention facilities.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of abuses

Noun

The incident reportedly started after a group sitting behind McHenry started shouting insults toward Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma about his fiancée, Winnie Harlow.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The debate was somewhat tamer than the two candidates' first faceoff earlier this month, which featured insults and interruptions in virtually every answer.

— Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of insults

Noun

The government efforts to make sure that male royals are producing male emperors have triggered criticisms.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
If the report is so defective that nobody should rely on it, release it alongside the state’s criticisms and let lawmakers, journalists, insurance experts and Floridians examine both.

— Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticisms

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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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