Definition for Jeremiad:

• A name suggested by the Lamentations of Jeremiah, but applied satirically to stories or speeches full of absurd pictures of exaggerated or imaginary evils.

Synonyms for Jeremiad:

• n.

  •complaint (noun)
  • charge,
  • trouble,
  • accusation,
  • annoyance,
  • reproach,
  • wail,
  • grouse,
  • kick,
  • representation,
  • expostulation,
  • Remonstration,
  • clamor,
  • dissatisfaction,
  • protestation,
  • cc,
  • rap,
  • cavil,
  • squawk,
  • objection,
  • Fault-finding,
  • criticism.
  •diatribe (noun)
  • castigation,
  • screed,
  • onslaught,
  • screeds,
  • disputation,
  • Reviling,
  • stricture,
  • abuse.
  •dirge (noun)
  • cry,
  • death song,
  • chant,
  • march,
  • keen,
  • requiem,
  • elegy,
  • threnody,
  • keens,
  • hymn,
  • monody,
  • funeral song,
  • death march,
  • coronach,
  • Monodies.
  •grievance (noun)
  • distress,
  • affliction,
  • grief,
  • wrong,
  • yell,
  • hardship,
  • resentment,
  • tribulation,
  • blast,
  • sorrow,
  • pain,
  • ax to grind,
  • violence,
  • case,
  • trial,
  • rigor,
  • unhappiness,
  • pain in the neck,
  • roar,
  • injury,
  • hoo-ha,
  • outrage,
  • bellyache,
  • damage.
  •harangue (noun)
  • declamation,
  • speech,
  • hassle,
  • address,
  • oration,
  • Sermons,
  • discourse,
  • spouting,
  • reading out,
  • chewing out,
  • exhortation.
  •tirade (noun)
  • male dictions,
  • male diction,
  • male-dictions,
  • male-diction.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • harangue,
  • moan,
  • philippic,
  • murmur,
  • remonstrance,
  • praise,
  • gripe,
  • protest,
  • beef.
  •censure
  • blame.

Antonyms for Jeremiad:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    approval, commendation, accolade, citation, acclaim, acclamation, eulogy, homage, panegyric, ovation, blessing, rave, honor, tribute, sanction, rhapsody, encomium, praise, endorsement, plaudit.

Hyponym for Jeremiad:

• n.

  • communication
    complaint.