Definitions

inveigh

[in-vey] / ɪnˈveɪ /

VERB

blame, denounce

Synonyms

STRONG

admonish berate blast castigate censure condemn except expostulate kick lambaste object protest rail recriminate remonstrate reproach roast scold scorch trash upbraid vituperate

WEAK

crack down on go after have at jump down one's throat lay into lay out let have it read out rip into sound off tongue-lash work over

Antonyms

STRONG

accept agree allow approve compliment flatter laud praise uphold

Example Sentences

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Inveigh, in-vā′, v.i. to attack with words: to rail against: to revile.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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