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Synonyms for fulminate

Most common

blast condemn denounce berate rail thunder explode detonate

All synonyms

Verb

1. Denounce — to make a verbal attack

denounce, blast, condemn, criticize UK US, criticise UK, berate, vilify, denunciate, censure, upbraid, vituperate formal

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make a verbal attack.

Forms

Past participle
fulminated
e.g. fulminated → denounced, blasted, condemned, criticized…

Example sentences

  • blast News of the recent blast is all over the radio.
  • condemn Would you condemn your friend for the same thing?
  • denounce The alterglobalists denounce growing inequalities.
  • berate If you berate me like that again, I will quit.
  • rail Hold on to the rail while going down these stairs.
  • thunder I heard the thunder, but didn't see the lightning.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fulminatefalling
blaststeady
condemnsteady
denouncesteady
beraterising
railfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
rail1, roar1
5 letters
blast1
6 letters
berate2, vilify3
7 letters
thunder2, explode2, condemn2, censure2, upbraid2
8 letters
denounce2, detonate3
9 letters
criticize3, criticise
10 letters
denunciate, vituperate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (berate2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
fulminer
Deutsch
schimpfen