Synonyms for rant

Most common

blah · bombast · fustian · tirade · harangue · raving · flummery · rodomontade

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A criticism done by ranting.

2. n. 2

   A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.

3. v. 1

   To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.

Related words

Word family

ranter ranty

Forms

Plural

rants → bombasts, blahs, fustians, harangues…

Past participle

ranted
e.g. ranted → raved, raged, spouted, jabbered…

Example sentences

• blah We drank some booze and started to blah, blah, blah.
• bombast Tom was full of bombast and pride until a dart flew straight into his forehead.
• tirade The remainder of his tirade included a number of swear words.
• raving I heard him raving, the words entirely disconnected.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

tear¹, rage¹, blah¹, rave¹

5 letters

speak¹, mouth¹, storm¹, spout¹

6 letters

raving², tirade², screed¹, jabber

7 letters

polemic³, bombast², declaim², fustian³

8 letters

harangue², flummery

9 letters

philippic³

10 letters

balderdash³, vociferate⁴

11 letters

handbagging, rodomontade

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (raving² = 2 syllables).