Antonyms for reviler

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ri-vahyl

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈvaɪl

Definition of reviler

Origin : c.1300, from Old French reviler "consider vile, despise, scorn," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + aviler "make vile or cheap, disesteem," from vil (see vile). Related: Reviled; reviling.

As in shrew : noun mean lady
As in niggler : noun critic
As in nitpicker : noun critic
As in quibbler : noun critic
As in critic : noun faultfinder, detractor

Example sentences :

There shall she lie also, the scoffer and reviler, the worker of evil.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 » by Various

But the scoffer and the reviler is after all not our philosopher's favorite rle.
Extract from : « The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. » by E. Rameur

The reviler of the gods shall be cared for, he said to himself.
Extract from : « The Fair God » by Lew Wallace

If then a man listens like a stone, what profit is there to the reviler?
Extract from : « A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus With the Encheiridion » by Epictetus

Swift he quoted with admirable effect, but it was Swift the reviler, not Swift the jester.
Extract from : « Matthew Arnold » by G. W. E. Russell

The inconsistency of the reviler of things sacred, was becoming more barefaced and unpardonable.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 » by Various

By many he is called the reviler of the gods, the author of all fraud and mischief, and the shame of gods and men alike.
Extract from : « Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian » by Various

And do you feel no shame in delivering up your own mind to any reviler, to be disconcerted and confounded?
Extract from : « The Enchiridion » by Epictetus

But if the reviler has as a stepping-stone (or ladder) the weakness of him who is reviled, then he accomplishes something.
Extract from : « A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus With the Encheiridion » by Epictetus

No mere scoffer or reviler of the bible could have obtained such an influence in France as Voltaire did.
Extract from : « Paris: With Pen and Pencil » by David W. Bartlett

Synonyms for reviler

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