REVILING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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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These Country hating sleazebags should pay a big price for the damage done.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
To those spending their time and energy hating us, please take a moment to reflect, meditate, pray, or watch a football match and truly observe the faces, the eyes, the emotions.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of hating

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Restrictions have extended outside the classroom, with some teachers being fired or punished for criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk after his assassination.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
In 2022, Cunningham shared a message criticizing the participation of Lia Thomas in women’s college swimming and said athletes should have the opportunity to compete fairly.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticizing

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The Los Angeles County Fire Department and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released a report blaming the Eaton Fire on electrical arcing events that took place on an out-of-service Southern California Edison (SCE) tower.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Jeanine Pirro after her office moves to drop vandalism charges over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, blaming faulty construction instead.

— Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of blaming

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New arrival Maghnes Akliouche adds another attacking option this summer, while the signing of Lucas Digne from Villa gives this particular fixture an early subplot, with the full-back facing his old club straight out of the gate.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Three men are charged with attacking a CBS News Chicago crew near the Adler Planetarium at the end of June, before pointing a gun at people in the city's Brighton Park neighborhood before they were arrested.

— CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of attacking

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Bryant then claims that Cunningham's stance on female sports is comparable to Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem or denouncing the Fourth of July as sadistic.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Trump did strike some notes of unity, praising the Secret Service and denouncing political violence.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

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