Synonyms for revile
Definitions
- v. 1
To attack (someone) with abusive language.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- attack
Forms
- Past participle
- reviled
e.g. reviled → vilified, defamed, maligned, denigrated…
Choose the right word
Defame, malign, rail at, revile, slander, vilify, and vituperate are used always in a bad sense.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- denigrate Some translate while others denigrate.
- defame Sami didn't want to defame anyone.
- blaspheme She won't blaspheme anymore.
- besmirch That news will besmirch his reputation for honesty.
By length
- 4 letters
- rail1
- 5 letters
- abuse2, smear1, libel2, sully2, taunt1
- 6 letters
- malign2, defame2, vilify3
- 7 letters
- slander2, tarnish2, blemish2, lampoon2, blacken2, traduce
- 8 letters
- reproach2, besmirch
- 9 letters
- denigrate3, blaspheme
- 10 letters
- vituperate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).