Synonyms for vilification
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Slander
slander, calumny, abuse, disparagement, defamation, insult, aspersion, character assassination, revilement, obloquy, contumely, libel, detraction, reproach, backbiting, indignity
2. Smear
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
slanderous or malicious defamation; character assassination
Forms
- Plural
- vilifications → slanders, calumnies, abuses, disparagements…
Example sentences
- defamation You're so vain, you sued Carly Simon for defamation.
- slander She loudly said every slander imaginable about me.
- calumny There's something even worse than calumny, it's truth.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| vilification | rising | |
| defamation | rising | |
| slander | steady | |
| disparagement | steady | |
| calumny | steady | |
| anathematization | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- abuse2, smear1, libel2
- 6 letters
- insult2
- 7 letters
- slander2, calumny3, obloquy3
- 8 letters
- reproach2
- 9 letters
- indignity4, aspersion3, contumely
- 10 letters
- defamation4, backbiting3, detraction, revilement, malignment
- 13 letters
- disparagement
- 14 letters
- monsterization
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).