Synonyms for polemic
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Screed — A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
2. Polemicist — A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in…
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- n. 2
A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
- adj. 1
Having the characteristics of a polemic.
Related words
- Word family
- polemical polemically polemicist
Forms
- Plural
- polemics → screeds, rants, tirades, harangues…
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.
- screed Mrs. Screed was a mousey, anxious little woman.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| polemic | rising | |
| rant | rising | |
| tirade | rising | |
| screed | falling | |
| harangue | steady | |
| polemicist | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rant1
- 6 letters
- tirade2, screed1
- 7 letters
- dispute2
- 8 letters
- argument3, harangue2, polemist
- 9 letters
- polemical4, philippic3, disputant
- 10 letters
- polemicist4
- 13 letters
- controversial4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tirade2 = 2 syllables).