vituperations

noun

plural of vituperation
as in abuses
harsh insulting language sick of the vituperation coming from ungrateful visitors, the put-upon webmaster took down the site's free webcam, which had afforded views of the town's picturesque harbor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vituperations
  1. abuses
  2. insults
  3. invectives
  4. criticisms
  5. fulminations
Noun
  • To the authors, a new constitutional government that controlled both the impulses of the masses and the abuses of their leaders would serve as the means through which the new United States government could accomplish this task.
    — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • The House Problem Solvers Caucus is pushing for national redistricting standards that could end the worst abuses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of abuses
Noun
  • Musk and Altman have repeatedly traded blows in recent years, mocking each other’s businesses and lobbing personal insults.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The insults often accompany reports and even videos of kids and teens engaging in reckless riding — weaving through traffic, running stop signs, ignoring pedestrians, and performing stunts like wheelies in opposing lanes, sometimes without helmets.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of insults
Noun
  • At one point, the crew shot a scene in which Whalen’s character joins a bar fight, shouting invectives at a hapless extra before pummelling him to the ground.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Riley would have invented invectives.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of invectives
Noun
  • There have been criticisms over the division of a 90-minute match into essentially four quarters rather than two halves (with hydration breaks inserted around the 22nd and 67th minutes of every game).
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • As this World Cup continues to play out, the criticisms, fears and concerns about the home of the New York Giants and New York Jets have all been realized to an international audience.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
Definition of criticisms
Noun
  • This is the latest rant in a string of fulminations against the ABC late-night host over the past few days since Kimmel mocked the relationship between the first lady and POTUS late last week.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of fulminations
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