Philippic and Plaudit

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Philippic noun - A long angry speech or scolding.

Usage example: the head coach was briefly suspended after launching into a foul-mouthed philippic during a press conference

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Plaudit is an antonym for philippic.

Plaudit noun - Enthusiastic approval.

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Philippic is an antonym for plaudit.

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Plaudit and Philippic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/philippic/plaudit

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