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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And no, hating Zionism and this murderous thief is not hating Jews.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
Quite a lot of that noise is directed toward hating women and has been for a very long time, which was Beard’s point.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of hating

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Larson has been using all that corporate PAC money to run an ad criticizing Bronin for accepting support from a Connecticut billionaire who has been a prolific Democratic donor.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
On Saturday, July 25, Perry, 41, shared a post on X, criticizing the use of her song.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 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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