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vituperative

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marked by harsh insulting language

the type of provocative magazine article that is guaranteed to engender vituperative threats of subscription cancellations

Synonyms for vituperative

abusive,
contumelious,
invective,
opprobrious,
scurrile
(or scurril),
scurrilous,
truculent,
vitriolic,
vituperatory

Words Related to vituperative

affronting,
insulting,
offending,
offensive,
outrageous,
outraging

coarse,
crude,
dirty,
filthy,
foul,
foulmouthed,
gross,
indecent,
nasty,
obscene,
potty-mouthed,
vulgar

contemptuous,
disdainful,
scornful

defamatory,
libelous
(or libellous),
scandalous,
slanderous

maligning,
traducing,
vilifying

hateful,
malevolent,
malicious,
spiteful

immoderate,
intemperate,
unbridled,
unrestrained

Near Antonyms for vituperative

moderate,
temperate

deferential,
respectful

civil,
courteous,
gracious,
mannerly,
polite

discreet,
judicious,
tempered

encomiastic,
laudative,
laudatory,
praiseful

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