- invective
- n1. diatribe, tirade, philippic, denunciation; disparagement, discrediting, depreciation, deprecation, insinuation, belittlement, minimization; objurgation, fulmination, contumely, berating, upbraiding, scolding, tongue-lashing; castigation, chastisement, reprimand, admonition, reproach, rebuke, reproval, slap in the face, Inf. rap on the knuckles.2. vituperation, railing, assailment, revilement, belaboring; curse, execration, imprecation, malediction, anathematization; condemnation, censure, accusation, accusal, blame, inculpation, incrimination, crimination, implication, Obs., Rare. accrimination, impeachment, indictment.3. ribaldry, scurrility, billingsgate, profanity, abuse, Archaic. bawdry; obscenity, vulgarism, vulgarity, salacity, filth, dirt, smut; curse word, swearword, oath, dirty word, four-letter word, U.S. Inf. cuss; vilification, impugnment, traducement, aspersion, calumniation, calumny, obloquy, slur, defamation, denigration, slander, libel.adj4. vituperative, damnatory, execratory, animadversional; denunciatory, denunciative, disparaging, depreciatory, depreciating, deprecative, deprecatory, deprecating, derogatory, derogative, belittling; fulminatory, objurgatory, objurgative, contumelious.5. abusive, insulting, affronting, offensive, injurious; calumnious, calumniatory, aspersive, slurring, maligning, defamatory, denigrating, slanderous, libelous
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.