SLANDERED Synonyms
There are 25 hypernyms of the word slandered. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for SLANDERED
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belittled | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||||||||
blackened | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • darkened by smoke • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood | ||||||||
defiled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • morally blemished; stained or impure | ||||||||
discredited | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being unjustly brought into disrepute • suffering shame | ||||||||
disgraced | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • suffering shame | ||||||||
aspersed | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | ||||||||
attacked | verbv | |||||||
noun • (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) • an offensive move in a sport or game • intense adverse criticism • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation • the act of attacking • a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase • a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition • the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) • strong criticism verb • launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with • attack in speech or writing • take the initiative and go on the offensive • attack someone physically or emotionally • set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task • begin to injure | ||||||||
besmirched | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone • smear so as to make dirty or stained | ||||||||
calumniated | verbv | |||||||
verb • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | ||||||||
defamed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | ||||||||
denigrated | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to seem less serious; play down • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | ||||||||
derogated | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to seem less serious; play down | ||||||||
disparaged | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • express a negative opinion of | ||||||||
impugned | verbv | |||||||
verb • attack as false or wrong | ||||||||
insulted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt • a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect verb • treat, mention, or speak to rudely | ||||||||
libeled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel. • To proceed against (a ship, goods, etc.) by filing a libel. | ||||||||
maligned | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • evil or harmful in nature or influence adjective satellite • having or exerting a malignant influence verb • speak unfavorably about | ||||||||
reviled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • spread negative information about | ||||||||
smeared | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • slanderous defamation • a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope • a blemish made by dirt • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it verb • stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance • make a smudge on; soil by smudging • cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | ||||||||
tarnished | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation verb • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically | ||||||||