tirades

NOUN

abuse, outburst

Synonyms

STRONGEST

denunciation diatribe harangue invective ranting screed sermon

STRONG

anger berating censure condemnation dispute fulmination jeremiad lecture malediction philippic revilement tongue-lashing vituperation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment praise

WEAK

calm harmony peace

Example Sentences

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Tirades like Mrs. Shaver's, brewings within the Prohibition Party, stirrings of ministerial bosoms, are relatively unimportant�except as they stimulate discussion elsewhere.

From Time Magazine Archive

Reported by David Beckwith with Ferraro and Melissa Ludtke with Bush Tirades against the Internal Revenue Service amount to a minor national sport.

From Time Magazine Archive