Synonyms for slander
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Defame
libel, smear, vilify, denigrate, malign, scandal, besmirch, blacken, abuse, disparage, lampoon, reproach, revile, sully, tarnish, belie, dirty, decry, traduce, asperse, calumniate, depreciate
2. Talk shit
talk shit vulgar slang, talk trash slang, chat shit vulgar slang UK IE
Noun
1. Defamation
defamation, calumny, aspersion, vilification, detraction, insult, disparagement, denigration, backbiting, false witness, character assassination, obloquy, traducement
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of; to wrong.
- n. 1
A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
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Defame, malign, rail at, revile, slander, vilify, and vituperate are used always in a bad sense.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- scandal A banking scandal is sweeping across Capitol Hill.
- smear Will I be tested for chlamydia during my smear test?
- libel The actress sued the magazine for libel.
- denigrate Some translate while others denigrate.
By length
- 5 letters
- abuse2, dirty2, smear1, libel2, sully2, decry2, belie2
- 6 letters
- insult2, malign2, vilify3, revile2
- 7 letters
- scandal2, tarnish2, lampoon2, blacken2, calumny3, obloquy3, traduce, asperse
- 8 letters
- reproach2, besmirch, roorback
- 9 letters
- denigrate3, disparage3, aspersion3
- 10 letters
- defamation4, depreciate4, backbiting3, detraction, calumniate
- 11 letters
- denigration, traducement
- 12 letters
- vilification5
- 13 letters
- disparagement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).