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Defamatory

//dɪˈfæməˌtɔɹi//

Synonyms for "defamatory" (47 found)

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General use (45)

Adj, noun, verb(7 words)

foul ridiculing disparaging belittling slighting backbiting detracting

Adj, name(1 words)

Adjective(19 words)

scandalous abusive contemptuous poisonous scurrilous contumelious censorious injurious vituperative invidious deprecatory scurrile derisory slanderous libelous calumnious calumniatory depreciatory detractory

Adj, noun(5 words)

derisive derogatory pejorative depreciative derogative

Adjective(8 words)

slanderous libelous calumnious calumniatory denigrating libellous denigratory denigrative

Noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, verb(1 words)

Verb(2 words)

back-biting maligning

Informal (2)

Adj, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, slang(1 words)

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