JEREMIAD Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

jeremiad

noun

ˌjer-ə-ˈmī-əd

Definition of jeremiad

as in diatribe

a long angry speech or scolding a jeremiad against the political apathy shown by so many young people

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Recent Examples of jeremiad The question, of course, is what we are supposed to do with these bourgeois jeremiads against bourgeois civilization, beyond enjoying them as high-end primal-scream therapy. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 The jeremiads against gambling as a corrupting influence have conveniently quieted. — Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025 That’s not something that can be addressed fully in anything but the most jeremiad-esque of think pieces. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024 Their jeremiads have scared so many people out of some amazing gains. — Julie Coleman, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for jeremiad

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Noun

His subsequent uninterrupted three-minute diatribe proving your exact point is the kind of spectacular self own most ppl only dream about triggering.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
There is something instructive in the agent concluding a diatribe on quelling revolutionary violence with a note about feeling inspired.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of diatribe

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

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

The Atlantic’s second issue included a thunderous philippic of some 7,600 words on the relentless encroachments of slavery and the fate of the Republic.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
How not to hear in his philippic the traces of an OCD inscribed in our cultural DNA, a sanctimony that launched the archetypal act of avoidance that forms our origin myth?

— Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025

Definition of philippic

Noun

In his statement, Dan also blamed Russia for a spate of attacks in recent weeks on civilian maritime transport in the Black Sea, which has left at least three people dead and has raised fears of an escalation in Russia's war against Ukraine.

— STEPHEN McGRATH, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
The attack ads that exaggerate and lie about their opponents, without mentioning their myopic support for their dear leader whose baggage has destroyed America’s standing in the world, are astounding.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of attack

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

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

Thomas complains about being stuck in the Keanu Reeves movie Speed, which sends Paladin off on a surprisingly indignant, knowledgeable pop-culture rant.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
That is the short rant for now, just another nameless no account who can find other things to do anyway.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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