BLACKGUARDISMS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

blackguardisms

noun

plural of blackguardism

as in vitriols

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Noun

Former Vice President Kamala Harris shares some of your criticisms, clearly.

— NBC news, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
The prolific musician, actor and philanthropist, who died on Tuesday at 80 years old, always had a tongue-in-cheek response to criticisms about her larger-than-life sense of style.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticisms

Noun

Last week's announcement even elicited rare rebukes from Republican lawmakers, some of whom are up for reelection in a few months.

— Joe Hernandez, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Republican defections in the House of Representatives have repeatedly prompted symbolic rebukes of the Iran war.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebukes

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These were abuses of state power under al-Sharaa’s authority.

— Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
The Arakan Army now controls most of Rakhine and stands accused of its own abuses against Rohingya civilians, while a junta blockade has halted food, medicine and aid, driving hunger across the territory.

— Lorcan Lovett, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of abuses

Noun

These invectives evidently haven’t spooked Son, who once predicted that AI superintelligence would exist by 2035.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026
At one point, the crew shot a scene in which Whalen’s character joins a bar fight, shouting invectives at a hapless extra before pummelling him to the ground.

— Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of invectives

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Links with nonprofit group The recent castigations from progressive Democrats were driven in part by the Opportunity Caucus’s ties to One Main Street.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

Definition of castigations

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