Criticism and Rant

Criticism

Criticism noun - An essay evaluating or analyzing something.

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Rant and criticism are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rant" instead a noun "Criticism".

Rant noun - A long angry speech or scolding.

Usage example: after complaining about the hotel's lousy service, the woman went off on another rant about the condition of her room

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Criticism and rant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Criticism" instead a noun "Rant".

Nearby Words: ranting, ranted, ranter

good	good criticism	good rant
similar	similar criticism	similar rant
typical	typical criticism	typical rant
massive	massive criticism	massive rant
Other adjectives: big, huge, religious, feminist.

Darling suddenly launches into an irrelevant rant about the popular media's portrayal and criticism of video games and gamers.

Source: Video Game / Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Author Filibuster: A not-uncommon criticism, especially regarding the infamous rant against the various things the writer doesn't like about the rest of the webcomics industry.

Source: Webcomic / Least I Could Do
Precision F-Strike For all the criticism he receives for being overtly pandering towards children, he is one of the biggest pottymouths on WWE television: The 10/25/10 edition of RAW saw Cena slipping in a "damn" into his rant against Wade Barrett.

Source: Wrestling / John Cena

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