JEREMIAD Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

jeremiad

noun

ˌjer-ə-ˈmī-əd

Definition of jeremiad

as in diatribe

a long angry speech or scolding a jeremiad against the political apathy shown by so many young people

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Recent Examples of jeremiad The question, of course, is what we are supposed to do with these bourgeois jeremiads against bourgeois civilization, beyond enjoying them as high-end primal-scream therapy. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 The jeremiads against gambling as a corrupting influence have conveniently quieted. — Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025 That’s not something that can be addressed fully in anything but the most jeremiad-esque of think pieces. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024 Their jeremiads have scared so many people out of some amazing gains. — Julie Coleman, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for jeremiad

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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

Noun

The two rituals have unfolded in parallel since the Christian church’s pastor, Sarah Lucas, preached a sermon condemning Arapaho ceremonial ways.

— Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Her words, as if plucked from a Sunday morning sermon, speak to the source of her strength.

— Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of sermon

Noun

The Atlantic’s second issue included a thunderous philippic of some 7,600 words on the relentless encroachments of slavery and the fate of the Republic.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
How not to hear in his philippic the traces of an OCD inscribed in our cultural DNA, a sanctimony that launched the archetypal act of avoidance that forms our origin myth?

— Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025

Definition of philippic

Noun

Ukraine's State Emergency Service said Tuesday that Russian strikes on Kyiv had killed one person and wounded seven other people since the start of the day, with attacks carried out on the capital's gas stations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The number of products deployed or dollars spent says little about an organization’s ability to withstand an attack.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of attack

Noun

The remarks drew criticism from some Jewish and pro-Israel organizations, including the Israeli-American Council, which called for Macklemore to be removed from the tour.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
The loss aggravated criticism of quarterback Justin Herbert and the Chargers’ lack of protection for him.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of criticism

Noun

Officials are human, cannot avoid all media and are more likely to be aware of a post-match rant by Arteta than a manager lower down the league.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Todd Bowles’ rant stripped the Bucs’ late-season collapse right down to the raw foundation.

— Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

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