Antonyms for inveigh against
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : in-vey |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈveɪ |
Definition of inveigh against
Origin :- late 15c., "to introduce," from Latin invehi "to attack with words," originally "carry oneself against," passive infinitive of invehere "bring in, carry in," from in- "against" (see in- (1)) + vehere "to carry" (see vehicle). Meaning "to give vent to violent denunciation" is from 1520s. Related: Inveighed; inveighing.
- As in protest : verb complain, disapprove; argue against
- As in denounce : verb condemn, attack
- As in fulminate : verb criticize harshly
- Let us not then inveigh against the goddess who blindly distributes them.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 » by Various
- You inveigh against our theory, and even against theories in general.
- Extract from : « Economic Sophisms » by Frederic Bastiat
- He would pursue me every where, and inveigh against my infidelity.
- Extract from : « Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds » by John Russell Russell
- In a sportsman it would be most ungracious to inveigh against English weather.
- Extract from : « An American at Oxford » by John Corbin
- As soon as he caught sight of the Immortals he began to inveigh against them.
- Extract from : « Myths and Legends of China » by E. T. C. Werner
- Neither by word nor deed did he ever inveigh against circumcision.
- Extract from : « Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians » by Martin Luther
- I came not to inveigh against the folly or malignity of such conduct.
- Extract from : « Jane Talbot » by Charles Brockden Brown
- I did not mount this rostrum to inveigh against the British; only the demagogues, the war faction I exclaim against.
- Extract from : « A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. » by Benjamin Waterhouse
- Even the feminists, when they inveigh against family life, will be found not free from prehistoric impulses toward privacy.
- Extract from : « The Joys of Being a Woman » by Winifred Kirkland
- Did she excuse to them his long absence, his dwelling afar off, or did she inveigh against it?
- Extract from : « The Talk of the Town, Volume 1 (of 2) » by James Payn
Synonyms for inveigh against
- accuse
- adjudicate
- affirm
- animadvert
- arraign
- assert
- asseverate
- attest
- avouch
- avow
- back-talk
- be against
- be displeased by
- berate
- blacklist
- blame
- blast
- blow up
- bluster
- boycott
- brand
- buck
- castigate
- censure
- charge
- charge with
- combat
- condemn
- constate
- contend
- criticize
- cry out
- curse
- damn
- declaim
- declare
- decry
- demonstrate
- demur
- denounce
- denunciate
- derogate
- disagree
- dress down
- except
- excoriate
- execrate
- explode
- expose
- expostulate
- fight
- finger
- fume
- hang something on
- holler
- howl
- impeach
- implicate
- impugn
- incriminate
- indict
- insist
- intimidate
- inveigh against
- kick
- knock
- maintain
- make a stink
- menace
- object
- oppose
- ostracize
- predicate
- profess
- proscribe
- prosecute
- protest
- put up a fight
- rage
- rail
- rap
- rat
- rebel
- rebuke
- remonstrate
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobate
- reprove
- resist
- revile
- revolt
- say no
- scold
- show up
- skin
- smear
- sound off
- squawk
- stigmatize
- swear at
- take exception
- take to task
- testify
- threaten
- thumbs down
- thunder
- upbraid
- vilify
- vituperate
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