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
  • Transparentem attributed the delays partly to disagreements over who should pay for abuses beyond brands’ first-tier suppliers.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The United States first designated him in 2010 over serious human rights abuses following Iran’s disputed 2009 presidential election.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of abuses
Noun
  • The Fantasy Football Draft is that magical stretch of hours where friends, enemies and division nemesis all cram into one room to sling insults with the confidence of seasoned analysts.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That standard still holds for his frequent barrages of boasts, insults, threats, grouses and indecipherable dispatches via Truth Social.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of insults
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The documentary spotlighted some harsh criticisms of the show and of Banks.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Often these kinds of criticisms can be dismissed as a matter of taste, not to mention prejudice.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 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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