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inveigh against

VERB

denounce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accuse blame boycott brand castigate censure criticize decry excoriate prosecute rebuke revile scold threaten vilify

STRONG

adjudicate arraign blacklist charge damn declaim derogate expose finger impeach implicate impugn incriminate indict knock ostracize proscribe rap rat reprehend reprimand reproach reprobate reprove skin smear stigmatize upbraid vituperate

WEAK

charge with denunciate dress down hang something on show up take to task

Antonyms

STRONGEST

applaud approve compliment exalt exculpate exonerate flatter laud praise

STRONG

allow cover free ignore welcome

WEAK

commend

VERB

fulminate

Synonyms

STRONG

animadvert berate bluster castigate censure condemn curse declaim denounce execrate explode fume intimidate menace protest rage rail reprobate thunder upbraid vilify vituperate

WEAK

blow up denunciate swear at

Antonyms

STRONG

approve assist be happy compliment help laud praise

WEAK

defend flatter support

VERB

protest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm assert declare demonstrate fight insist maintain object oppose resist revolt

STRONG

asseverate attest avouch avow blast buck combat contend demur disagree except expostulate holler howl kick predicate profess rebel remonstrate squawk testify

WEAK

back-talk be against be displeased by constate cry out make a stink put up a fight say no sound off stage a walkout take exception thumbs-down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree comply deny forget go along support

STRONG

accept compliment consent give in praise retreat surrender

WEAK

approve

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The intersection between people who love crypto and angrily inveigh against “cancel culture” is large and vocal, and the Millegan affair has thrown them all for a loop.

From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2022

And Applewhite, who calls herself an “author and activist,” doesn’t just inveigh against stereotypes; she wants to nuke them, replacing terms like “seniors” and “the elderly” with “olders.”

From The New Yorker • Oct. 28, 2019

So why would a president inveigh against it?

From Nature • Oct. 22, 2019

Ms. Newman is careful to focus on economic issues and inveigh against “the Lipinski dynasty.”

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2018

Charley's voice took on an aggrieved tone, and he continued for some minutes to inveigh against the brazenness of Demetrios Contos.

From Tales of the Fish Patrol by Varian, George

inveigh against

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