When freedom of the press was fresh, newspapers were even more scurrilous and libelous than today.
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Libelous
Synonyms for "libelous" (51 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
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More general
5 entriescivil defamationdefamatory contentinjurious contentunfounded assertionuntrue claim
More specific
6 entriesbaseless claimdamaging publicationlibellous articlelibellous statementspecious claimwritten defamation
Collocations
6 entrieslibelous allegationslibelous articlelibelous contentlibelous publicationlibelous remarkslibelous statement
Inflections
2 entriesmore libelousmost libelous
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1 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The libelous column can still be read on the website of the previously mentioned newspaper.
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We do not seek to limit your expression of ideas, but material that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, violent, pornographic, threatening, harassing, discriminatory or that constitutes hate speech or is illegal is not allowed and may be deleted at the discretion of the site management.
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The accusation was libelous, full of falsehoods, spite and malice.
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