Synonyms for slanderous

Most common

scandalous · defamatory · injurious · vituperative

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.

Example sentences

• scandalous Did you read this journalist's scandalous article?
• defamatory Amber Heard didn't even name Johnny Depp in the supposedly defamatory comments.
• injurious The argument that smoking is injurious has become accepted.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

libelous³

9 letters

injurious⁴, libellous

10 letters

scandalous³, defamatory⁵, calumnious

11 letters

denigratory, denigrative

12 letters

vituperative⁵, calumniatory

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (libelous³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

médisant

Italiano

maldicente