DIATRIBE Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

diatribe

noun

ˈdī-ə-ˌtrīb

Definition of diatribe

as in tirade

a long angry speech or scolding he was forced to sit through a long diatribe after he came home late once too often

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Recent Examples of diatribe This is the part of the topic where some writers would launch into a diatribe on exotic invasive plants, aka plant species that did not naturally evolve in the local area but were introduced (either intentionally or not) by human activity. — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Aug. 2026 Design After endless diatribes about the quirky lines of Ferrari’s all-electric Luce, the marque’s enthusiasts will find that the Amalfi Spider’s long-hood, raked-screen, and open-top lines are comfortingly familiar and unquestionably gorgeous. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026 Thank you, Kat Timpf, for speaking up against Greg Gutfeld’s hateful, pointless and incorrect diatribe about cats and the people who give them a home. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 The acts of diplomacy stemmed from Galliano’s notorious antisemitic diatribe in 2011, which cost him his job as creative director at Dior and has cast a shadow over his work and his legacy ever since. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diatribe

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Noun

A week later, Glenn went on a tirade while surrounded by three officials during the Jets’ victory over the Browns.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Footage of Jackson's tirade is indisputable, and the consequences are entirely self-inflicted.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tirade

Noun

On three separate occasions in the past week, Ukraine didn’t receive early warnings about missile attacks.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
OpenCode had been running its defense with an OpenAI model, which started to refuse its requests in the middle of the attack.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of attack

Noun

My Fortune colleague Nick Lichtenberg had a good story on why the resignation jeremiad of former Anthropic and OpenAI safety researcher Jacob Coxon had such impact when previous warnings, often from much higher-profile individuals, did not.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Kelaidis reads their popularity as evidence that historical scholarship has become a kind of liberal jeremiad, offering moral reassurance through historical analogy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of jeremiad

Noun

Richard Sherman, whose been known to go on a rant or two over his career, was stunned.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The centibillionaire admitted as much, seemingly as a badge of honor, in a rant during the X Takeover event on Saturday that was spotted by Business Insider.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of rant

Noun

Either way, Steve Sarkisian has noticed something different about his quarterback this week, which also comes at a time of heightened criticism towards the Texas offense.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
The government efforts to make sure that male royals are producing male emperors have triggered criticisms.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticism

Noun

His apocalyptic sermons taught that his followers and their children should starve themselves to death to get into heaven before the end of the world, per Reuters.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
Bakker offered upbeat sermons and Tammy Faye, charismatic and always wearing her trademark heavy mascara, sang.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of sermon

Noun

Nearly all of their rituals are rooted in female submission, expressed without words to keep the film from feeling like a lecture.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Biographers of Berryman, including Eileen, tend to record the Shakespeare lecture as a turning point of sorts for the American poet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of lecture

Noun

The movie is an epic series of harrumphs and harangues, propelled from room to room—and, in time, out into the world beyond the estate—by a spirit of impudent absurdism and corrosive cynicism which seems to emanate from Digger himself.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Stephen Adly Guirgis, a New York playwright who specializes in urban pressure-cooker dramas, has a gift for writing subway strap-hanger harangues.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026

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