Abusive: Synonyms and Antonyms





Abusive


( Adjective )


Using
abusive language is considered uncivilized tendency.

Synonyms:

1. Insulting

2. Calumniating

3. Castigating

4. Contumelious

5. Disparaging

6. Libelous

7. Maligning

8. Offensive

9. Scolding

10. Reviling

11. Slanderous

Contextual Examples:

The government has been widely
castigated in the press for its handling of the economy.

He was most
insulting to my wife.

In meeting she always takes the
offensive before she can be criticized.

The government is regularly
reviled for running down the welfare state.

He
scolded me before I left the window shop.

He was charged with
slandering a government minister.



Antonyms:

1. Approving

2. Complimentary

3. Eulogistic

4. Laudatory

5. Praising

6. Panegyric

Contextual Examples:

She received many
approving glances.

She was highly
complimentary about my paintings.

He received high
praising for his scientific research.

The Synonyms and Antonyms form an integral part of the English Language. Acquaintance with the vocabulary of the English language is a necessity for effective expression either in written or in an oral from. Synonyms are nothing but the similar meanings of a particular word or its semantic relation. A Synonym is a word or a phrase that means the same as another word or a phrase in the same language. Antonyms are the negative connotation of a particular word. An Antonym is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to a particular word or a phrase in the same language.


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