VITRIOL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for VITRIOL?

Need another word that means the same as “vitriol”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “vitriol” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Vitriol” are: oil of vitriol, sulphuric acid, invective, vituperation, revilement, condemnation, castigation, chastisement, opprobrium, rebuke, scolding, criticism, flak, disapprobation

Vitriol as a Noun

Definitions of "Vitriol" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vitriol” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry.
• In names of metallic sulphates, e.g. blue vitriol (copper sulphate) and green vitriol (ferrous sulphate).
• A highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry.
• Bitter criticism or malice.
• Sulphuric acid.
• Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.

Synonyms of "Vitriol" as a noun (14 Words)

castigation	Verbal punishment.
chastisement	A rebuke for making a mistake.
condemnation	(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed. His uncompromising condemnation of racism.
criticism	A serious examination and judgment of something. Constructive criticism is always appreciated.
disapprobation	An expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable. She braved her mother s disapprobation and slipped out to enjoy herself.
flak	Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes. You must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong.
invective	Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. He let out a stream of invective.
oil of vitriol	A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
opprobrium	An occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace. The critical opprobrium generated by his films.
rebuke	An expression of sharp disapproval or criticism. He hadn t meant it as a rebuke but Neil flinched.
revilement	A rude expression intended to offend or hurt.
scolding	Rebuking a person harshly. She d get a scolding from Victoria.
sulphuric acid	Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt.
vituperation	Bitter and abusive language. No one else attracted such vituperation from him.

Usage Examples of "Vitriol" as a noun

• It was as if his words were spraying vitriol on her face.
• Her mother's sudden gush of fury and vitriol.

Associations of "Vitriol" (30 Words)

abusive	Involving injustice or illegality. An abusive relationship.
anathema	Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes. The Pope laid special emphasis on the second of these anathemas.
anathematize	Curse; condemn. He anathematized them as bloody scroungers.
animosity	Strong hostility. He no longer felt any animosity towards her.
aversion	A person or thing that arouses strong feelings of dislike. They made plain their aversion to the use of force.
captious	Tending to find and call attention to faults. A captious pedant.
critical	Relating to or denoting a point of transition from one state to another. Professors often find it difficult to encourage critical thinking amongst their students.
criticism	A written evaluation of a work of literature. Constructive criticism is always appreciated.
criticize	Act as a critic. The paper criticized the new movie.
critique	A serious examination and judgment of something. Please critique this performance.
curse	Invoke or use a curse against. I cursed myself for my carelessness.
cynical	Doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile. He was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob story under the sun.
despise	Feel contempt or a deep repugnance for. He despised himself for being selfish.
disparagingly	In a disparaging manner. These mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging only to a story.
enmity	A state of deep-seated ill-will. Decades of enmity between the two countries.
execration	An appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group.
fulminate	Explode violently or flash like lightning. He fulminated against the evils of his time.
hatred	The emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action. Racial hatred.
hypercritical	Excessively and unreasonably critical, especially of small faults. Hypercritical of colloquial speech.
invective	Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will. He let out a stream of invective.
inveigh	Speak or write about (something) with great hostility. He liked to inveigh against all forms of academic training.
reproach	In the Roman Catholic Church a set of antiphons and responses for Good Friday representing the reproaches of Christ to his people. His wife reproached him with cowardice.
reviewer	Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication. She s a reviewer for the Los Angeles Times.
satire	A play novel film or other work which uses satire. A number of articles on Elizabethan satire.
scathing	Witheringly scornful; severely critical. His scathing remarks about silly lady novelists.
scolding	An angry rebuke or reprimand. She d get a scolding from Victoria.
sulfur	Treat with sulphur in order to preserve.
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.
vituperation	Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will. No one else attracted such vituperation from him.
vituperative	Marked by harshly abusive criticism. Her vituperative railing.