reviling

verb

present participle of revile
as in hating
formal to speak about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way Many people reviled him for his callous behavior.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reviling
  1. hating
  2. criticizing
  3. blaming
  4. attacking
  5. denouncing
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  • Out of 132 mentions of the trend, 125 were negative, with many comments not hating on the color beige, but making everything in a space the same neutral hue.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Alice King Sacramento Hated rival Glad to hear the new San Diego Padres owner is a longtime Yankees fan, therefore hating the Dodgers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of hating
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  • As public support for Clancy grew by the day, online sleuths went to work challenging the prosecution’s narrative, closely scrutinizing witnesses and criticizing authorities for not investigating certain details more aggressively.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Some fans viewed the collaboration cynically, criticizing it as a way for Beyoncé to capitalize on Selena’s legacy, or to court more Latino fans.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of criticizing
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  • Looming over it all is billionaire Matthew Prince, a Park City resident who had expressed frustrations with how Vail Resorts has operated its Park City property, blaming Vail CEO Rob Katz for the company’s financial troubles.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • There have been major protests in Spain in response to the migrant arrivals, with critics blaming the Sánchez government for its handling of the crisis, and his political opponents accusing him of pandering to Morocco.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of blaming
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  • And thankfully for Leipzig head coach Martin Demichelis, Nusa remains at the club and will be expected to become their attacking talisman in the Champions League.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Generally, these hunters do not start attacking cells unless there is a reason to do so, such as inflammation, a key marker of infection.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacking
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  • There’s the Luddite Club, which last fall used a seventy-year-old typewriter to make a poster denouncing the school’s decision to offer students ChatGPT and Google Gemini subscriptions.
    — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was blindsided on Tuesday when two members of his caucus voted with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to put a resolution denouncing socialism on the floor for a full vote.
    — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of denouncing
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“Reviling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reviling. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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