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

Before Charley could climb down, the big deer stepped out of the brush 30 yards away, stood broadside, blew a couple of times, and ran back toward the river.

— Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
And Iran’s broadside attacks against multiple countries in the area meant no port was safe for the Lincoln to visit.

— Roger Archibald, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of broadside

Noun

Young men from the village pushed the settlers back with a barrage of stones, allowing Khrzhanovskiy and Nathaniel to run to Levine and guide her toward the village.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Jose Cabrera, was standing at the front entrance of the club when the barrage of bullets began flying.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of barrage

Noun

Last week, my one major complaint about Cupertino’s opening salvo was that its big case was a little simplistic and devoid of clever lawyering.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
The latest salvo is a two-week ad campaign launching Thursday in the Atlanta and Macon markets, the first broadcast buy of its kind for the caucus.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 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

Gates says Washburn’s petition is a first volley in an attempt to discredit and then defund the Wildlife Council.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Zaroury scored in the 63rd minute to give Columbus a 2-1 lead and Habroune bounced a volley over the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina, off the crossbar and into the net to cap the scoring about 2 minutes later.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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