fulminate against

VERB

chasten

Synonyms

STRONGEST

penalize

STRONG

abase admonish afflict berate castigate chastise chide cow curb discipline humble objurgate punish rebuke reprehend repress reprimand reproach reprove restrain scold scourge soften subdue tame try upbraid

WEAK

call down exprobate have on the carpet rake over the coals take to task tongue-lash

Antonyms

STRONG

aid approve comfort compliment encourage exonerate extol flatter forgive help inspirit laud let go praise promote protect release reward

WEAK

animate assist boost cheer embolden honor uplift

VERB

criticize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blame blast castigate censure chastise chide condemn denounce excoriate reprimand

STRONG

bash blister carp clobber disparage fluff fustigate hit knock lambaste pan rap reprehend reprobate reprove rip roast scorch skin slam slog slug trash trim zap

WEAK

animadvert on come down on cut down cut to bits cut up denunciate do a number on dress down find fault give bad press jump on nag at nit-pick pick at scathe skin alive take down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve commend compliment exonerate forgive laud praise

STRONG

flatter lose

WEAK

estimate guess suppose

VERB

damn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curse darn

STRONG

abuse anathematize attack ban banish blaspheme blast castigate censure confound convict criticize cuss doom excommunicate excoriate execrate expel flame imprecate jinx objurgate pan penalize proscribe punish revile sentence slam swear

WEAK

cast out complain of cry down denunciate drat inveigle against object to thunder against

Antonyms

STRONG

admit allow approve benefit compliment defend exonerate include laud permit praise protect reward welcome

WEAK

bless cherish commend elevate exalt favor glorify promote

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Except for an unseemly moment in which Wolfe is permitted to fulminate against unspecified critics who accused him of botching the American response to Ebola, virology now disappears.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2021

Ghostbusters refutes that sexist sentiment not by hopping on a feminist soapbox to fulminate against the haters, but by strapping on a proton pack and taking care of business.

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2016

Does it fulminate against the quick-buck merchants who now run the sport or go with the flow?

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2013

Thousands upon thousands flocked to hear him fulminate against the cynicism and arrogance of Disraelian imperial wars and trembled in time to the vibrations of his wrath.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2010

It is impossible to do a more stupid thing than to fulminate against secrets which one does not know, and say that "it stands to reason" that they cannot be true.

From Escape, and Other Essays by Benson, Arthur Christopher

fulminate against

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