denunciatory

adjective

Definition of denunciatorynext
as in virulent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denunciatory
  1. virulent
  2. spiteful
  3. hateful
  4. critical
  5. malicious
  6. malignant
  7. unkind
  8. malign
Adjective
  • While the politics of health and care do not always map onto war and its metaphors, public health is messy when new and virulent diseases take over a country in bereavement.
    — Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In recent years, the censorship and false narratives of woke cancel culture have transformed our great universities into greenhouses for this deadly and virulent pestilence.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of virulent
Adjective
  • The more spiteful Drake could smell a world of buff, misogynistic grifters taking hold and made sure to set up shop where the audience would be.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
  • But when he’s presumed dead after a tragic run-in with a pirate ship, our heroine is forced to take up with the spiteful Prince Humperdink—that is, until a masked man in black jumps in to save her.
    — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
Definition of spiteful
Adjective
  • Except for then-Council member Dan Kalb, who suggested some remarks were crazy, not one council member rose to condemn these hateful falsehoods.
    — Mark Cohen, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The booing at the mention of Huizenga’s name was so hateful that an embarrassed Marino had to beg it to stop.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of hateful
Adjective
  • For leaders this serves as a critical warning: the relentless pursuit of productivity without regard for the multifaceted nature of human identity can lead to a workforce that is disengaged, unfulfilled and ultimately less innovative.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Their disruption of this critical shipping route — which raises fuel, freight, and insurance costs, contributing to global inflation — adds to the urgency for U.S. action.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of critical
Adjective
  • Fraudsters are increasingly using generative AI to write convincing phishing emails, improve deepfakes, and draft new forms of malicious code — making scams harder to detect.
    — Sam Sabin, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious apps is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.
    — Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of malicious
Adjective
  • Johnston's official diagnosis was a malignant paraganglioma that had spread through her lymph nodes.
    — Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The spirit of caste is malignant and dangerous everywhere.
    — Margie Burns, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of malignant
Adjective
  • Bullying isn’t just a schoolyard phenomenon—kids can be unkind, but adults are often brutal.
    — Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Most late-night shows had unkind words to say about the politicians who made theatrical performances against Trump during his address.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of unkind
Adjective
  • The wealthy are seen as playing a malign role in society.
    — Richard Edelman, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The movie, which will have its European premiere at the fest, revolves around a young father whose hold on reality crumbles as a seemingly malign presence begins to stalk him following the death of his wife.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of malign
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