VITUPERATIONS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Noun

Workers from India reported having to pay $5,600 to recruiters to get the jobs, but the settlement did not directly address abuses in India, where prosecutors could not investigate, officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
It is not recognized as a legitimate government by most of the international community due to its human rights abuses, including stripping away the rights of women and girls.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of abuses

Noun

Mathews gathered his belongings and began walking toward his vehicle, but after crossing to the other side of a park fence, an exchange of insults between the pair caused a physical confrontation.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
That would be a rich coda to the audio leak, considering that Oaxacans received some of the nastiest insults.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of insults

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These invectives evidently haven’t spooked Son, who once predicted that AI superintelligence would exist by 2035.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026
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

Definition of invectives

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Thompson lodged criticisms for Jones’ Silicon Valley donors, shifting policy positions and associations with healthcare companies that were fined for denying care.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Other messages contained criticisms of the Wolverines' offensive scheme.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticisms

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