EARFUL Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

earful

noun

Definition of earful

as in broadside

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Recent Examples of earful Right now, any newspaper with an interest in staying urgent and relevant and alert is getting an earful of a fractious nation. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 Upon hearing the truth, Kevin drags his son out of the container, gives him an earful of expletives, and zaps him with a taser baton. — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Once a digitally daft chamber, today—after a summer of studying AI—most senators feel savvy enough on the topic to have a few earfuls of complaints for the giants of Silicon Valley. — Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023 In New York City, where more than seventy thousand people are unhoused, locals know that the place to get an earful of very loud opera along with your Big Gulp is a 7-Eleven near the Port Authority Bus Terminal. — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for earful

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Noun

In 2022, a 13-year-old cyclist going the wrong way had been injured in a similar broadside crash.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
With a spiky and Scotch-taped sound, the album is a 30-minute broadside against overthinking the artistic process.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of broadside

Noun

Earlier this month, the air force stopped publishing the number of ballistic missiles fired or intercepted in Russia's nightly barrages.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Nolan’s father, Elmore Wonsley said his grieving family has also received online attacks — including a sudden barrage of negative reviews against his wife, a nurse practitioner, and vitriol from strangers.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of barrage

Noun

On July 18, at least eight people were killed by Ukrainian drone attacks in Russia – marking the deadliest salvo reported inside the country in more than two years.

— Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
In the long term, the Dodgers’ trade for Skubal represents one more salvo in the looming battle over baseball’s finances and competitive balance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of salvo

Noun

East and West are once again locked in a life-and-death confrontation, even as Putin fires off a fusillade of threats to launch nuclear missiles against any Western power that comes to Ukraine’s aid.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Iran’s military said the fusillade was a warning.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Definition of fusillade

Noun

Their verbal volley is interrupted as each of them frantically googles quotes and facts on everything from the Zionist leader Jabotinsky to the American actor Jordan Peele.

— Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Messi made an impact early, scoring an equalizer in the 11th minute on a volley off a long cross from Noah Allen after Inter Miami had fallen behind following a sluggish start.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of volley

Noun

In the years since Shakur’s murder, what exactly happened in that hail of bullets -- and who pulled the trigger -- was obscured by a lack of physical evidence, feuding cops and the gangland code of silence.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Storms pulverized the southeast metro area with heavy rain and substantial hail.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026

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