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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Being mad at the rich or hating the rich is not a crime.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
The America 250-hating libs are SEETHING today.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026

Definition of hating

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Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had again been aggressively criticizing NATO for its lack of support over Iran and for failing to spend anywhere near enough money on its own security.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 10 July 2026
That didn't stop the public from criticizing the weekend congestion.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of criticizing

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The way the end of this match played out has commentators and social media going all out in blaming Thomas Tuchel for England’s loss.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Masterson filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2010, blaming his financial predicament on a former employee’s errors.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Definition of blaming

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Spain’s front men are difficult to ignore Despite only one attacking return, Lamine Yamal ($10m) is still Spain’s most exciting fantasy option.

— Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
With control of a device, the hackers then use it as an exit node when probing or attacking targets in the communications, defense, energy, financial services, and government sectors.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 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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