harangue

7 synonyms for harangue, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Noun — A forceful public speech that argues strongly for something.

Synonyms

Less common

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

rant

Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

ranting screed tirade polemic diatribe philippic

Synonyms by Meaning

1. noun

A forceful public speech that argues strongly for something.

ranting rant

2. noun

A long, angry telling-off, spoken or written.

“The priest took thirty minutes to deliver his harangue on timeliness, making the entire service run late.”

screed tirade polemic diatribe philippic

Etymology

From Middle English arang and French harangue, from Old Italian aringa (modern Italian arringa) from aringare (“speak in public”) (modern Italian arringare), from aringo (“public assembly”), from Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 (*hriggs) or a compound containing it, akin to Old High German hring (“ring”) (whence German Ring). Doublet o...

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