Synonyms for vituperation
Most common
blame panning chastisement aspersion scolding objurgation invective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Blame — the act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring
blame, censure, aspersion, panning, chastisement, castigation, brickbatting, reproach, opprobrium, obloquy, reprehension
2. Scolding — criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure
scolding, objurgation, lecture, tongue lashing, berating, jawing, rollicking
3. Invective
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring.
- n. 2
Criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure.
Related words
- Word family
- vituperate vituperative vituperator vituperous
Forms
- Plural
- vituperations → censures, aspersions, pannings, chastisements…
Example sentences
- blame It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.
- panning Yanni soon realized his plan wasn't panning out.
- scolding I didn't feel like scolding her for being late.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| vituperation | falling | |
| blame | rising | |
| panning | rising | |
| chastisement | rising | |
| aspersion | falling | |
| scolding | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- abuse2, blame1
- 6 letters
- jawing
- 7 letters
- lecture2, censure2, vitriol3, panning2, obloquy3
- 8 letters
- reproach2, scolding2, berating3, loidoria
- 9 letters
- invective3, aspersion3
- 10 letters
- rollicking3, opprobrium4
- 11 letters
- castigation, objurgation
- 12 letters
- chastisement, billingsgate, brickbatting, reprehension
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).