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

During the 2007 ceremony, Field took to the stage to accept her award — only to be cut off after launching into an emotional diatribe about the war in Iraq.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
The two agreed that Springsteen's penchant in recent years for going on mid-concert political diatribes is wearing a little thin.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of diatribe

Noun

After the run that Lisa couldn’t complete, Whitney tracks her down at the bottom of the mountain to officially apologize for her drunken tirade against her at that drag brunch, and against all odds, Lisa is fully ready to hear her out.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher went on one of his bad-boy tirades during a performance at the 1996 show by swearing, wandering the stage and making lewd gestures during his brother Noel’s guitar solo.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of tirade

Noun

Bakker offered upbeat sermons and Tammy Faye, charismatic and always wearing her trademark heavy mascara, sang.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
The show was based around chats with guests and Christian entertainers, with Bakker offering upbeat sermons and Tammy Faye singing.

— Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 6 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 Congo, where the outbreak has spread to seven provinces, responders have faced attacks on health teams, misinformation about the virus, a failure by locals to report symptoms and rebel violence that has limited access to treatment centers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
An inmate died in an apparent homicide Tuesday morning after an attack by another prisoner at California State Prison, Sacramento, state corrections officials said.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of attack

Noun

Carlson has faced criticism for interviewing Holocaust revisionist Darryl Cooper in 2024 and white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who has repeatedly denied the Holocaust, made antisemitic comments, and praised Adolf Hitler.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
The statement came only after Thomas called out the commissioner, intensifying criticism that the league had been reactive throughout the controversy.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticism

Noun

But the material provides him with plenty of legitimate reasons to be pissed, and the movie is never at risk of becoming a pedantic lecture.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
The lecture last week focused on how anti-Mexican politics have always worked in Orange County and usually go on to be copied nationwide.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of lecture

Noun

Nathan is offended and starts going on his usual rant about not tolerating disrespect toward his family.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
One said the assistant began making the noise while his wife was discussing skin-care products with it, and the rant went on for 10 minutes.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

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