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vituperate
Synonyms and Antonyms of vituperate
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
- Every week the minister would ascend the pulpit and vituperate the parishioners for a litany of vices.
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beat up on, light into, sail into, tie into
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Synonym Discussion of vituperate
scold, upbraid, berate, rail, revile, vituperate mean to reproach angrily and abusively. scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly.
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- angrily scolding the children
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- upbraided her assistants for poor research
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- berated continually by an overbearing boss
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- railed loudly at their insolence
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- an alleged killer reviled in the press
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- was vituperated for betraying his friends
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