Need another word that means the same as “tirade”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “tirade” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Tirade” are: broadside, philippic, diatribe, invective, polemic, denunciation, rant, attack, harangue
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tirade” as a noun can have the following definitions:
attack | The act of attacking. An attack of diarrhea. |
broadside | A sheet of paper printed on one side only, forming one large page. The ship was broadside to the dock. |
denunciation | Public condemnation of someone or something. Denunciation of his reckless methods. |
diatribe | Thunderous verbal attack. A diatribe against consumerism. |
harangue | A lengthy and aggressive speech. They were subjected to a ten minute harangue by two border guards. |
invective | Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. He let out a stream of invective. |
philippic | A speech of violent denunciation. The lecture was a tremendous philippic against our culture. |
polemic | A writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology. His polemic against the cultural relativism of the Sixties. |
rant | A spell of ranting a tirade. His rants against organized religion. |
admonish | Admonish or counsel in terms of someone s behavior. She admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven. |
anathematize | Curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment. He anathematized them as bloody scroungers. |
bemoan | Regret strongly. It was no use bemoaning her lot. |
blame | Put or pin the blame on. They blame youth crime on unemployment. |
blaspheme | Speak of in an irreverent or impious manner. He has blasphemed against the Holy Spirit. |
condemn | (of circumstances) force (someone) to endure or accept something unpleasant. The rebels had been condemned to death. |
criticize | Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws. A literary text may be criticized on two grounds the semantic and the expressive. |
curse | Invoke or use a curse against. Many owners have been cursed with a series of bankruptcies. |
decry | Publicly denounce. They decried human rights abuses. |
defamation | An abusive attack on a person’s character or good name. She sued him for defamation. |
deprecate | Belittle. The teacher should not deprecate his student s efforts. |
diatribe | A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something. A diatribe against consumerism. |
disparaging | Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory. Disparaging remarks about the new house. |
expletive | Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger. He was greeted by a stream of expletives. |
harangue | Deliver a harangue to address forcefully. He harangued the public on their ignorance. |
incrimination | An accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed. His incrimination was based on my testimony. |
infamy | Evil fame or public reputation. He thrived on the infamy and vilification. |
invective | Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will. He let out a stream of invective. |
obloquy | State of disgrace resulting from public abuse. Conduct to which no more obloquy could reasonably attach. |
opprobrium | A state of extreme dishonor- F.D.Roosevelt. The critical opprobrium generated by his films. |
rant | A spell of ranting a tirade. She was still ranting on about the unfairness of it all. |
rave | Attend a rave party. Rave culture. |
reproach | In the Roman Catholic Church a set of antiphons and responses for Good Friday representing the reproaches of Christ to his people. The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior. |
revile | Spread negative information about. He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead. |
scold | Censure severely or angrily. The gulls wheeled and scolded above the lake. |
scolding | Rebuking a person harshly. She d get a scolding from Victoria. |
swear | An offensive word used especially to express anger a swear word. Griffin made contact with the coach which led to him yelling a swear back in his direction. |
swearword | Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger. |
verbal | A verbal noun. The root of the problem is visual rather than verbal. |
vilify | Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner. He has been vilified in the press. |
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