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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  • If Kenny hates animals and Whitney hates moms, what is next, someone hating s’mores?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 July 2026
  • How do two people go from hating each other to falling in love?
    — Devon Daniels, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of hating
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  • After the comments section was flooded with messages from Instagram users criticizing the timing of the post, Kim added an additional comment with an explanation.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • The standoff follows a broader White House campaign criticizing Smithsonian exhibitions and historical framing, while Secretary Lonnie G.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of criticizing
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  • The student protest started on June 6, demanding the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, blaming him for the exam paper leaks that happened in May.
    — Priyanka Salve,Raksha Murali, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • But a troll sent Gray a nasty message after a different game, and Armour suddenly had enough concern about player safety to write an entire column blaming Clark.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of blaming
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  • Before extra time, Argentina had managed 39 touches in the attacking third.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Hugging Face said that from its analysis, the AI agent attacking its systems seems to have acted entirely on its own, without any human initiating the attack or directing its progress.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of attacking
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  • The Times has since issued a statement denouncing the subpoenas.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
  • During Democratic presidencies, which the DSA mostly spends denouncing the occupant of the Oval Office as a sellout, Democratic loyalists have less patience for factional complaints.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
Definition of denouncing
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