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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The intersection between people who love crypto and angrily inveigh against “cancel culture” is large and vocal, and the Millegan affair has thrown them all for a loop.

From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2022

And Applewhite, who calls herself an “author and activist,” doesn’t just inveigh against stereotypes; she wants to nuke them, replacing terms like “seniors” and “the elderly” with “olders.”

From The New Yorker • Oct. 28, 2019

So why would a president inveigh against it?

From Nature • Oct. 22, 2019

In other videos, she appeared to promote veganism and animal rights, demonstrate workout routines, inveigh against capitalism, authority, and popular culture, and make bizarre parody music videos.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2018

She would even wildly inveigh against the doctor, whom she accused of being in the pay of Max to drag her away.

From By Birth a Lady by Fenn, George Manville

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