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

This story was reported by The Washington Post and ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.

— Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
His corruption and abuses of power have been let loose at a scale that was previously only imagined.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of abuses

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The exchange began when Pham criticized Myers over a play, leading to a heated back-and-forth online, with Pham eventually resorting to personal insults.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
For racist, homophobic, and discriminatory chants and insults made by Argentine spectators during matches against Cape Verde, Egypt, Switzerland, England, and Spain, a fine of $100,000 and a similar amount suspended for a period of 6 months.

— Michelle Kaufman August 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 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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And despite countless new criticisms emerging every day, there is belief from people such as Eto’o, that the leader can somehow stay on.

— Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Lesley Vogel, Hayden Panettiere’s mom, is slamming both Gayle King and Megyn Kelly for their recent criticisms in the wake of her daughter’s death.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026

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