Synonyms for libelous
- adjective
- American English
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Adjective
1. Defamatory — defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice…
defamatory, slanderous, injurious, calumniatory, calumnious, denigrative, denigratory
Definitions
- adj. 1
Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
The accusation was libelous, full of falsehoods, spite and malice.
Related words
- Other spellings
- libellous UK
Example sentences
- defamatory Amber Heard didn't even name Johnny Depp in the supposedly defamatory comments.
- injurious The argument that smoking is injurious has become accepted.
- slanderous I never want to hear that slanderous shit again!
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| libelous | falling | |
| defamatory | steady | |
| injurious | falling | |
| slanderous | falling | |
| calumniatory | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- injurious4
- 10 letters
- defamatory5, slanderous3, calumnious
- 11 letters
- denigrative, denigratory
- 12 letters
- calumniatory
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (injurious4 = 4 syllables).