Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

The subordinates will vituperate us when they are irritated.

Praise

The most appropriate antonym of the underlined word "vituperate" is praise.

• Vituperate means "to speak to or of in harsh, abusive, or insulting terms."
• Praise means "to express warm approval or admiration for."

So, the opposite of vituperating someone would be to praise them, or to speak to them in terms of warm approval or admiration.

The other words do not have opposite meanings to vituperate.

• Blame means "to find fault with or to hold responsible for something wrong."
• Abuse means "to treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly."
• Demean means "to lower the dignity or status of."