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Synonyms for philippic

  • noun

Most common

rant tirade diatribe invective

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Noun

1. Tirade — any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation

tirade, diatribe, rant, invective, screed, harangue, jeremiad, broadside, polemic

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation.

Forms

Plural
philippics → tirades, diatribes, rants, invectives…

Example sentences

  • rant It soon became clear the rant was directed at her.
  • tirade The remainder of his tirade included a number of swear words.
  • diatribe I don't have the time to read Tom's latest diatribe.
  • invective Her so-called essay was actually an invective against the entire academy.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
philippicsteady
rantrising
tiraderising
diatriberising
invectivesteady

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

By length

4 letters
rant1
6 letters
tirade2, screed1
7 letters
polemic3
8 letters
diatribe3, harangue2, jeremiad4
9 letters
broadside2, invective3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tirade2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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philippique
Español
filípica
Deutsch
Philippika