Synonyms for vitriol
ˈvɪ tri əlvit·ri·ol

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1. vitriol, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acidnoun

   (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry

   Synonyms:
   vituperation, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid, invective

2. vituperation, invective, vitriolverb

   abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

   Synonyms:
   vituperation, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid, invective

3. vitriolverb

   expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol

4. vitriolverb

   subject to bitter verbal abuse

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1. • Attack
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1. acidity

   biting sharpness of feeling or expression, harsh insulting language.

   she lashed out with a vitriolic attack against us.

   Submitted by JP03 on July 6, 2015  

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1. Van Jones:

   I have a kid, seven years old, he can't even watch TV. I used to say, 'I don't want you watching the Kardashians, I want you watching the news so you can learn something,' watching all this nonsense in your party, he turns around and says, 'Dad you're a liar.' He doesn't even know what the word means. But he sees so much vitriol from your party he brings that into our house.

2. President Biden:

   There's no place in America. There's too much violence, political violence, too much hatred, too much vitriol, and what makes us think that one party can talk about stolen elections? COVID being a hoax? It's all a bunch of lies.

3. Rebecca Weiner:

   When ISIS kicked off in 2014 so did he, and his activities went from a lot of vitriol and hateful rhetoric to really energizing his commitment to mobilizing people to commit acts of violence and to join terrorist organizations.

4. Rand Paul:

   If we are about to try to impeach a president, where is the chief justice? If the accused is no longer president, where is the constitutional power to impeach him? impeachment is for removal from office and the accused here has already left office. Hyper-partisan Democrats are about to drag our great country into the gutter of rancor and vitriol the likes of which has never been seen in our nation's history.

5. Oprah Winfrey:

   Anybody can criticize anything, but the misogynistic vitriol to the point where it is dangerous to be in the streets alone... because it's not just the people who are attacking. It's the other people who feel like they can take that message and do whatever they want.