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Synonyms for tirade

Most common

rant diatribe screed harangue broadside laisse

All synonyms

Noun

1. Diatribe — A long, angry or violent speech

diatribe, rant, harangue, screed, invective, speech, polemic, condemnation, j'accuse, philippic, jeremiad, handbagging UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A long, angry or violent speech.

    a lengthy tirade against one's rivals

Forms

Plural
tirades → diatribes, rants, harangues, screeds…

Example sentences

  • rant It soon became clear the rant was directed at her.
  • diatribe I don't have the time to read Tom's latest diatribe.
  • screed Mrs. Screed was a mousey, anxious little woman.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tiraderising
rantrising
diatriberising
screedfalling
haranguesteady
broadsidesteady

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

By length

4 letters
rant1
5 letters
abuse2
6 letters
speech1, screed1, laisse
7 letters
polemic3
8 letters
diatribe3, harangue2, jeremiad4
9 letters
broadside2, invective3, philippic3
11 letters
handbagging
12 letters
condemnation4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
tirade
Italiano
tirata
Català
monòleg