What is another word for slander?
Pronunciation:
[ slˈandə], [ slˈandə], [ s_l_ˈa_n_d_ə]
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Similar words for slander:
- abuse (noun)
- aspersion (noun)
- attack (noun)
- backbiting (noun)
- calumniation (noun)
- calumny (noun)
- communication (noun)
- defame (noun)
- denigration (noun)
- disgrace (noun)
- disparagement (noun)
- gossip (noun)
- ill repute (noun)
- injury (noun)
- insult (noun)
- inveracity (noun)
- lie (noun)
- mudslinging (noun)
- obloquy (noun)
- scandal (noun)
- scandalous remark (noun)
- slander (noun)
- smear campaign (noun)
- tale (noun)
- talebearing (noun)
- vituperation (noun)
- whispering campaign (noun)
- wrong (noun)
- accuse (verb)
- affront (verb)
- asperse (verb)
- backstab (verb)
- bad-mouth (verb)
- befoul (verb)
- besmirch (verb)
- blacken (verb)
- denigrate (verb)
- depreciate (verb)
- discredit (verb)
- disgrace (verb)
- dishonor (verb)
- disparage (verb)
- insult (verb)
- make a scandalous remark (verb)
- scandalize (verb)
- slander (verb)
- slur (verb)
- smear (verb)
- tarnish (verb)
- vilify (verb)
Synonyms for Slander:
-
n.
• abuse- bad mouthings ,
- bad-mouthings ,
- badmouthings ,
- hosings ,
- kicking arounds ,
- knifings ,
- pushing arounds ,
- signifyings ,
- up braiding ,
- up braidings ,
- up-braiding ,
- up-braidings ,
- upbraidings .
- de basement ,
- de basements ,
- de basing ,
- de gradation ,
- de gradations ,
- de-basement ,
- de-basements ,
- de-basing ,
- de-gradation ,
- de-gradations ,
- debasings ,
- dis grace ,
- dis graces ,
- dis repute ,
- dis reputes ,
- dis respect ,
- dis respects ,
- dis-grace ,
- dis-graces ,
- dis-repute ,
- dis-reputes ,
- dis-respect ,
- dis-respects ,
- disbarments ,
- humblings ,
- in gloriousness ,
- in gloriousnesses ,
- in-gloriousness ,
- in-gloriousnesses ,
- ingloriousnesses .
- de rogation ,
- de rogations ,
- de-rogation ,
- de-rogations ,
- under estimation ,
- under estimations ,
- under-estimation ,
- under-estimations .
- back fence talk ,
- back fence talks ,
- back-fence talks ,
- backfence talk ,
- backfence talks ,
- dirty laundries ,
- dirty linens ,
- dirty washes ,
- earfuls ,
- idle talks ,
- malicious talks .
- de formation ,
- de formations ,
- de-formation ,
- de-formations ,
- dis service ,
- dis services ,
- dis tress ,
- dis tresses ,
- dis-service ,
- dis-services ,
- dis-tress ,
- dis-tresses ,
- in dignities ,
- in dignity ,
- in juries ,
- in jury ,
- in justices ,
- in-dignities ,
- in-dignity ,
- in-juries ,
- in-jury ,
- in-justice ,
- mis chief ,
- mis chiefs .
- cheap shots ,
- de spite ,
- de spites ,
- de-spite ,
- de-spites ,
- despites ,
- dis courtesies ,
- dis courtesy ,
- dis-courtesies ,
- dis-courtesy ,
- disdainfulnesses ,
- in civilities ,
- in civility ,
- in-civilities ,
- in-civility ,
- slap face ,
- un pleasantries ,
- un pleasantry ,
- un-pleasantries ,
- un-pleasantry .
- dis honesties ,
- dis honesty ,
- dis information ,
- dis informations ,
- dis-honesties ,
- dis-honesty ,
- dis-information ,
- dis-informations ,
- disinformations ,
- fraudulences ,
- hyper bole ,
- hyper boles ,
- hyper-bole ,
- hyper-boles ,
- in accuracies ,
- in accuracy ,
- in-accuracies ,
- in-accuracy ,
- mis representation ,
- mis representations ,
- mis statement ,
- mis statements ,
- mis-representation ,
- mis-statements ,
- tall stories .
- dirty politic ,
- dragging name through mud ,
- dragging name through the mud ,
- dragging one name through mud ,
- dragging one name through the mud ,
- dragging one's name through mud ,
- dragging ones name through mud ,
- dragging ones name through the mud ,
- negative campaigns .
- defamation character ,
- injury reputation ,
- malicious defamations ,
- negative campaignings ,
- personal attacks ,
- smear-campaign .
-
v.
• accuse- be tray ,
- be trays ,
- be-tray ,
- be-trays ,
- bringing charges ,
- brings charges ,
- brought charges ,
- filed claim ,
- files claim ,
- filing claim ,
- hanged something on ,
- hanging something on ,
- hangs something on ,
- held accountable ,
- holding accountable ,
- holds accountable ,
- hung something on ,
- in criminate ,
- in criminated ,
- in criminates ,
- in criminating ,
- in dict ,
- in-criminate ,
- in-criminated ,
- in-criminates ,
- in-criminating ,
- in-dict ,
- laid at door ,
- laid door ,
- lay door ,
- laying at door ,
- laying door ,
- lays at door ,
- lays door ,
- lets have it ,
- letted have it ,
- letting have it ,
- lodged complaint ,
- lodges complaint ,
- lodging complaint ,
- pointed finger at ,
- pointing finger at ,
- points finger at ,
- re criminate ,
- re criminated ,
- re criminates ,
- re criminating ,
- re-criminate ,
- re-criminated ,
- re-criminates ,
- re-criminating ,
- recriminated ,
- recriminates ,
- served summons ,
- serves summons ,
- serving summons .
- dis please ,
- dis pleased ,
- dis pleases ,
- dis pleasing ,
- dis praise ,
- dis praised ,
- dis praises ,
- dis praising ,
- dis-please ,
- dis-pleased ,
- dis-pleases ,
- dis-pleasing ,
- dis-praise ,
- dis-praised ,
- dis-praises ,
- dis-praising ,
- dumping on ,
- dumps on ,
- gave a zinger ,
- gave zinger ,
- give cold shoulder ,
- give zinger ,
- gives a zinger ,
- gives zinger ,
- giving a zinger ,
- giving zinger ,
- hit where lives ,
- hits where lives ,
- hits where one lives ,
- hitting where lives ,
- hitting where one lives ,
- out rage ,
- out raged ,
- out rages ,
- out raging ,
- out-rage ,
- out-raged ,
- out-rages ,
- out-raging .
- played judas ,
- playing judas ,
- plays judas ,
- sell down river ,
- selling down river ,
- selling down the river ,
- sells down river ,
- sells down the river ,
- sold down river ,
- sold down the river .
- bad mouth ,
- be littles ,
- be-little ,
- be-littles ,
- cut down size ,
- cuts down size ,
- cuts down to size ,
- cutting down size ,
- cutting down to size ,
- dissed ,
- disses ,
- finding fault ,
- finds fault ,
- found fault ,
- mudslinged ,
- mudslings ,
- take dig at ,
- take down peg ,
- takes a dig at ,
- takes dig at ,
- takes down a peg ,
- takes down peg ,
- taking a dig at ,
- taking dig at ,
- taking down a peg ,
- taking down peg ,
- tare pieces ,
- tare to pieces ,
- tear pieces ,
- tearing pieces ,
- tearing to pieces ,
- tears pieces ,
- tears to pieces ,
- took a dig at ,
- took dig at ,
- took down a peg ,
- took down peg ,
- tore pieces ,
- tore to pieces ,
- torn pieces .
- be smirch ,
- be smirched ,
- be smirches ,
- be smirching ,
- be-smirch ,
- be-smirched ,
- be-smirches ,
- be-smirching .
- de cried ,
- de cries ,
- de cry ,
- de crying ,
- de fame ,
- de famed ,
- de fames ,
- de file ,
- de filed ,
- de files ,
- de filing ,
- de-cried ,
- de-cries ,
- de-cry ,
- de-crying ,
- de-fame ,
- de-famed ,
- de-fames ,
- de-file ,
- de-filed ,
- de-files ,
- de-filing ,
- did a number on ,
- did number on ,
- didst a number on ,
- didst number on ,
- does a number on ,
- does number on ,
- doest a number on ,
- doest number on ,
- doeth a number on ,
- doeth number on ,
- doing a number on ,
- doing number on ,
- dost a number on ,
- dost number on ,
- doth a number on ,
- doth number on ,
- gave a black eye ,
- gave black eye ,
- gives a black eye ,
- gives black eye ,
- giving a black eye ,
- giving black eye ,
- rip and down ,
- rip down ,
- rip up down ,
- ripped and down ,
- ripped up and down ,
- ripped up down ,
- ripping and down ,
- ripping down ,
- ripping up and down ,
- ripping up down ,
- rips and down ,
- rips down ,
- rips up and down ,
- rips up down .
- clamored against ,
- clamoring against ,
- clamors against ,
- de ride ,
- de rides ,
- de riding ,
- de tract ,
- de tracts ,
- de-ride ,
- de-rides ,
- de-riding ,
- de-tract ,
- de-tracts ,
- dis counted ,
- dis countenance ,
- dis countenanced ,
- dis countenances ,
- dis countenancing ,
- dis counting ,
- dis counts ,
- dis-counted ,
- dis-countenance ,
- dis-countenanced ,
- dis-countenances ,
- dis-countenancing ,
- dis-counting ,
- dis-counts ,
- finding fault with ,
- finds fault with ,
- found fault with ,
- looked down on ,
- scoffing at ,
- scoffs at ,
- sneered at ,
- sneering at ,
- sneers at ,
- under estimate ,
- under estimated ,
- under estimates ,
- under estimating ,
- under rate ,
- under rated ,
- under rates ,
- under rating ,
- under value ,
- under valued ,
- under values ,
- under valuing ,
- under-estimate ,
- under-estimated ,
- under-estimating ,
- under-rate ,
- under-rated ,
- under-rates ,
- under-rating ,
- under-value ,
- under-valued ,
- under-values ,
- under-valuing .
- bring in to disrepute ,
- bring naught ,
- bringing in to disrepute ,
- bringing into disrepute ,
- bringing naught ,
- bringing to naught ,
- brings in to disrepute ,
- brings into disrepute ,
- brings naught ,
- brings to naught ,
- brought in to disrepute ,
- brought into disrepute ,
- brought naught ,
- brought to naught ,
- de grade ,
- de graded ,
- de grades ,
- de grading ,
- de stroy ,
- de stroyed ,
- de stroying ,
- de stroys ,
- de-grade ,
- de-graded ,
- de-grades ,
- de-grading ,
- de-stroy ,
- de-stroyed ,
- de-stroying ,
- de-stroys ,
- dis consider ,
- dis considered ,
- dis considering ,
- dis considers ,
- dis credit ,
- dis credited ,
- dis crediting ,
- dis credits ,
- dis esteem ,
- dis esteemed ,
- dis esteeming ,
- dis esteems ,
- dis favor ,
- dis favored ,
- dis favoring ,
- dis favors ,
- dis prove ,
- dis proved ,
- dis proves ,
- dis proving ,
- dis-consider ,
- dis-considered ,
- dis-considering ,
- dis-considers ,
- dis-credit ,
- dis-credited ,
- dis-crediting ,
- dis-credits ,
- dis-esteem ,
- dis-esteemed ,
- dis-esteeming ,
- dis-esteems ,
- dis-favor ,
- dis-favored ,
- dis-favoring ,
- dis-favors ,
- dis-prove ,
- dis-proved ,
- dis-proves ,
- dis-proving ,
- disconsidered ,
- disconsidering ,
- disconsiders ,
- ex pose ,
- ex posed ,
- ex-pose ,
- ex-posed ,
- ex-posing ,
- frown up on ,
- frowned up on ,
- frowned upon ,
- frowning up on ,
- frowning upon ,
- frowns up on ,
- frowns upon ,
- knocked bottom out of ,
- knocking bottom out of ,
- knocks bottom out of ,
- poke full holes ,
- poked full holes ,
- poked full of holes ,
- pokes full holes ,
- pokes full of holes ,
- poking full holes ,
- poking full of holes ,
- poohpooh ,
- reflecting on ,
- reflects on ,
- takes rug out from under ,
- taking rug out from under ,
- took rug out from under .
- de base ,
- de based ,
- de press ,
- de pressed ,
- de presses ,
- de pressing ,
- de-base ,
- de-based ,
- de-press ,
- de-pressed ,
- de-presses ,
- de-pressing ,
- dis graced ,
- dis gracing ,
- dis regard ,
- dis regarded ,
- dis regarding ,
- dis regards ,
- dis respected ,
- dis respecting ,
- dis-graced ,
- dis-gracing ,
- dis-regard ,
- dis-regarded ,
- dis-regarding ,
- dis-regards ,
- dis-respected ,
- dis-respecting ,
- re duce ,
- re duces ,
- re-duce ,
- re-duces ,
- tar feather .
- dis honor ,
- dis honored ,
- dis honoring ,
- dis honors ,
- dis oblige ,
- dis obliged ,
- dis obliges ,
- dis obliging ,
- dis-honor ,
- dis-honored ,
- dis-honoring ,
- dis-honors ,
- dis-oblige ,
- dis-obliged ,
- dis-obliges ,
- dis-obliging ,
- made lose face ,
- makes lose face ,
- making lose face .
- cried down ,
- cries down ,
- crying down ,
- de moralize ,
- de moralized ,
- de moralizes ,
- de moralizing ,
- de-moralize ,
- de-moralized ,
- de-moralizes ,
- de-moralizing ,
- dis courage ,
- dis courages ,
- dis hearten ,
- dis heartened ,
- dis heartening ,
- dis heartens ,
- dis missed ,
- dis missing ,
- dis-courage ,
- dis-courages ,
- dis-hearten ,
- dis-heartened ,
- dis-heartening ,
- dis-heartens ,
- dis-missed ,
- dis-missing ,
- downcried ,
- downcries ,
- downcrying ,
- puts hooks in ,
- putting hooks in ,
- soured grapes ,
- souring grapes ,
- sours grapes .
- cut quick ,
- cut the quick ,
- cut to quick ,
- cuts quick ,
- cuts the quick ,
- cuts to quick ,
- cuts to the quick ,
- cutting quick ,
- cutting the quick ,
- cutting to quick ,
- cutting to the quick ,
- step on one toes ,
- step on ones toes ,
- step on toes ,
- step one toes ,
- step one's toes ,
- step ones toes ,
- step toes ,
- stepped on one toes ,
- stepped on one's toes ,
- stepped on ones toes ,
- stepped on toes ,
- stepped one toes ,
- stepped one's toes ,
- stepped ones toes ,
- stepped toes ,
- stepping on one toes ,
- stepping on one's toes ,
- stepping on ones toes ,
- stepping on toes ,
- stepping one toes ,
- stepping one's toes ,
- stepping ones toes ,
- stepping toes ,
- steps on one toes ,
- steps on one's toes ,
- steps on ones toes ,
- steps on toes ,
- steps one toes ,
- steps one's toes ,
- steps ones toes ,
- steps toes .
- be lied ,
- be lying ,
- be-lied ,
- be-lying ,
- dis gust ,
- dis gusted ,
- dis gusting ,
- dis gusts ,
- dis-gust ,
- dis-gusted ,
- dis-gusting ,
- dis-gusts .
- blew off ,
- blowing off ,
- blows off ,
- in sinuate ,
- in sinuated ,
- in sinuates ,
- in sinuating ,
- in-sinuate ,
- in-sinuates ,
- in-sinuating ,
- kick teeth ,
- kick the teeth ,
- kicked in teeth ,
- kicked in the teeth ,
- kicked teeth ,
- kicked the teeth ,
- kicking in teeth ,
- kicking in the teeth ,
- kicking teeth ,
- kicking the teeth ,
- kicks in teeth ,
- kicks in the teeth ,
- kicks teeth ,
- kicks the teeth ,
- skins alive ,
- slapped face ,
- slapped in face ,
- slapped in the face ,
- slapped the face ,
- slapping face ,
- slapping in face ,
- slapping in the face ,
- slapping the face ,
- slaps face ,
- slaps in face ,
- slaps in the face ,
- slaps the face ,
- zinged .
- dis color ,
- dis colored ,
- dis coloring ,
- dis colors ,
- dis-color ,
- dis-colored ,
- dis-coloring ,
- dis-colors ,
- disco loring ,
- disco-loring ,
- dragged through mud ,
- dragging through mud ,
- drags through mud ,
- poor mouthed ,
- poor mouthing ,
- poor mouths ,
- poor-mouthed ,
- poor-mouthing ,
- poor-mouths ,
- poormouthed ,
- poormouthing ,
- poormouths ,
- slinging mud ,
- slings mud ,
- slung mud .
- be grime ,
- be grimed ,
- be grimes ,
- be griming ,
- be-grime ,
- be-grimed ,
- be-grimes ,
- be-griming ,
- loses luster ,
- loses shine ,
- losing luster ,
- losing shine ,
- lost luster ,
- lost shine .
- be rate ,
- be rated ,
- be rates ,
- be-rate ,
- be-rated ,
- be-rates ,
- called down ,
- calls down ,
- caluminated ,
- caluminates ,
- caluminating ,
- mis treat ,
- mis treated ,
- mis treating ,
- mis treats ,
- mis-treat ,
- mis-treated ,
- mis-treats ,
- put whammy on ,
- puts a whammy on ,
- puts whammy on ,
- putting a whammy on ,
- putting whammy on ,
- ragged on ,
- ragging on ,
- rags on ,
- spake ill of ,
- speaking ill of ,
- speaks ill of ,
- spoke ill of ,
- tare in to ,
- tare into ,
- tear in to ,
- tearing in to ,
- tearing into ,
- tears in to ,
- tears into ,
- tore in to ,
- tore into ,
- torn in to ,
- torn into .
Other synonyms:
- Calumniation ,
- black mark ,
- character assassination ,
- demean ,
- demonize ,
- disrepute ,
- gossip ,
- ignominy ,
- impugn ,
- insult ,
- lie ,
- smear campaign ,
- undermine .
Other relevant words:
- Attainted ,
- Attainting ,
- Begriming ,
- Blackguarded ,
- Blackguarding ,
- DISES ,
- Disfavored ,
- Disfavoring ,
- Dispraised ,
- Dispraising ,
- Dulling ,
- Faulted ,
- Faulting ,
- Muddying ,
- Ridiculed ,
- Slammed ,
- Sneered ,
- Tarred ,
- Tarring ,
- Tars ,
- Vilified ,
- accuse ,
- affront ,
- asperse ,
- backbite ,
- backstab ,
- bad-mouth ,
- badmouth ,
- be little ,
- begrime ,
- begrimed ,
- begrimes ,
- besmirch ,
- blacken ,
- blistered ,
- bring into disrepute ,
- bring to naught ,
- call down ,
- calling down ,
- caluminate ,
- calumniate ,
- clamor against ,
- cry down ,
- cut down to size ,
- cut to the quick ,
- denigrate ,
- depreciate ,
- derogate ,
- dis ,
- disconsider ,
- discredit ,
- dishonor ,
- disparage ,
- dispraise ,
- dispraises ,
- disrespected ,
- disrespecting ,
- dissing ,
- double cross ,
- doublecross ,
- downcry ,
- drag through mud ,
- dulls ,
- dump on ,
- dumped on ,
- encounter ,
- find fault ,
- find fault with ,
- frown upon ,
- give a zinger ,
- give black eye ,
- grimed ,
- griming ,
- hit where one lives ,
- jinxed ,
- knock bottom out of ,
- lose luster ,
- lose shine ,
- make lose face ,
- maligned ,
- muddied ,
- muddies ,
- mudsling ,
- offend ,
- poke full of holes ,
- pooh pooh ,
- poor mouth ,
- poor-mouth ,
- poormouth ,
- provoke ,
- put a whammy on ,
- put down ,
- put hooks in ,
- rag on ,
- reflect on ,
- reflected on ,
- revile ,
- rip up ,
- ripping ,
- roast ,
- running down ,
- scandalize ,
- scoff at ,
- scoffed at ,
- sell down the river ,
- shows up ,
- sling mud ,
- slur ,
- smear ,
- sneer at ,
- speak ill of ,
- step on one's toes ,
- take a dig at ,
- take down a peg ,
- take rug out from under ,
- tar ,
- tarnish ,
- tarnishes ,
- tear into ,
- tear to pieces ,
- torn down ,
- torn to pieces ,
- traduce ,
- under-estimates ,
- underrated ,
- undervalued ,
- vilify ,
- voodooed ,
- voodooing .
- Summoned ,
- blow whistle ,
- bring charges ,
- file claim ,
- framing ,
- hang something on ,
- hold accountable ,
- incriminate ,
- indict ,
- lay at door ,
- let have it ,
- litigate ,
- lodge complaint ,
- point finger at ,
- recriminate ,
- recriminating ,
- serve summons .
- blotched ,
- blotching ,
- do a number on ,
- do number on ,
- give a black eye ,
- rip up and down ,
- ripped down ,
- smudge .
- dirt .
- Aspersing ,
- Avile ,
- Backbiting ,
- Crimes ,
- Defaming ,
- HIT ,
- Inveracity ,
- Libeling ,
- Maligning ,
- Misemploy ,
- Obtrectation ,
- Roorback ,
- Scandalum magnatum ,
- Smearing ,
- Traducing ,
- Upon ,
- Vilifying ,
- Vilipend ,
- abuse ,
- aggrieve ,
- agriterrorism ,
- allegation ,
- assail ,
- back-stab ,
- backcap ,
- backstabbing ,
- bad ,
- barb ,
- barefaced lie ,
- bedaub ,
- belie ,
- belittle ,
- belittlement ,
- belittling ,
- berate ,
- bespatter ,
- big ,
- bigamy ,
- bioterrorism ,
- bitchiness ,
- black ,
- black spot ,
- blacken name ,
- blackening ,
- blackmail ,
- blackwash ,
- blaspheme ,
- blister ,
- blot ,
- blow upon ,
- blur ,
- brand ,
- bulky ,
- cast a slur on ,
- cast aspersions ,
- cattiness ,
- censure ,
- challenge ,
- charge ,
- cloud ,
- complain ,
- condemn ,
- conspiracy ,
- contaminate ,
- contemn ,
- contempt ,
- contumely ,
- corrupt ,
- criticize ,
- curse ,
- damage ,
- darken ,
- daub ,
- debase ,
- declaim ,
- decry ,
- defamation of character ,
- defamatory ,
- defile ,
- defilement ,
- degrade ,
- deprecate ,
- deprecation ,
- depreciation ,
- derogation ,
- detract from ,
- detrimental ,
- devaluate ,
- devalue ,
- dig ,
- diminish ,
- dirty ,
- dirty linen ,
- discourtesy ,
- disdain ,
- dishonour ,
- disparagement ,
- disparaging ,
- embarrassed ,
- eminent ,
- evil ,
- evil-speaking ,
- falsehood ,
- famous ,
- fatal ,
- filth ,
- filthy ,
- gigantic ,
- give a bad name ,
- gossip column ,
- great ,
- harm ,
- hatchet job ,
- huge ,
- hurt ,
- ill-treat ,
- ill-use ,
- impeach ,
- imputation ,
- indignity ,
- infamy ,
- injure ,
- injurious ,
- innuendo ,
- insinuate ,
- insinuation ,
- juicy morsel ,
- lambaste ,
- lampoon ,
- large ,
- law ,
- lie about ,
- low ,
- lower ,
- maculate ,
- malediction ,
- malevolent ,
- malicious ,
- malicious gossip ,
- malignancy ,
- malignant ,
- maltreat ,
- mark ,
- massive ,
- meager ,
- minimize ,
- miserable ,
- misrepresent ,
- misrepresentation ,
- misuse ,
- molest ,
- muckrake ,
- muckraking ,
- mud ,
- mud-slinging ,
- noxious ,
- objurgate ,
- obloquy ,
- offence ,
- outrage ,
- pan ,
- pernicious ,
- persecute ,
- pervert ,
- plaster ,
- pollute ,
- polluted ,
- poor ,
- prevarication ,
- proceed slowly ,
- prostitute ,
- pull to pieces ,
- put-down ,
- question ,
- rail against ,
- rap ,
- ravish ,
- rebuke ,
- reduce ,
- reflection ,
- reprimand ,
- reproach ,
- reproof ,
- ruin ,
- rumour ,
- run smear campaign ,
- scandalise ,
- scandalmongering ,
- scar ,
- scold ,
- scorch ,
- slam ,
- slap ,
- slight ,
- slime ,
- smirch ,
- smutch ,
- sneer ,
- soil ,
- spiteful ,
- spoil ,
- spot ,
- sprinkling ,
- stain ,
- stigma ,
- story ,
- strumpet ,
- swear at ,
- sycophancy ,
- taint ,
- tale ,
- talebearing ,
- tear down ,
- tidbit ,
- tittle-tattle ,
- traducement ,
- unfavorable ,
- unpropitious ,
- untruth ,
- upbraid ,
- vast ,
- victimize ,
- violate ,
- vituperate ,
- vituperation ,
- walk slowly ,
- whispering campaign ,
- whopper ,
- wrong .
- BADS ,
- Ingloriousness ,
- Reviling ,
- Unpleasantries ,
- Unpleasantry ,
- Untruism ,
- aspersion ,
- back-fence talk ,
- backhanded compliment ,
- bad odor ,
- blether ,
- blethers ,
- boo-boo ,
- boo-boos ,
- booboo ,
- booboos ,
- cheap shot ,
- chestnut ,
- chestnuts ,
- clothesline ,
- clotheslines ,
- deformation ,
- deformations ,
- denigration ,
- dirty dig ,
- dirty laundry ,
- dirty politics ,
- dirty wash ,
- disbarment ,
- disdainfulness ,
- disinformation ,
- dragging one's name through the mud ,
- earful ,
- fable ,
- falseness ,
- falsification ,
- falsifications ,
- fraudulence ,
- hosing ,
- idle rumor ,
- idle talk ,
- ill repute ,
- ill-repute ,
- injury of reputation ,
- kicking around ,
- lessening ,
- libel ,
- malicious defamation ,
- malicious statement ,
- malicious talk ,
- mis-statement ,
- misstatement ,
- mudslinging ,
- mutilation ,
- mutilations ,
- negative campaign ,
- negative campaigning ,
- news ,
- perjury ,
- personal attack ,
- pollution ,
- pushing around ,
- putdown ,
- quinine ,
- quinines ,
- revilement ,
- scandal ,
- scorcher ,
- scorchers ,
- scurrilousness ,
- skeleton in closet ,
- slap in face ,
- slap in the face ,
- slap the face ,
- sly suggestion ,
- smearings ,
- spite ,
- spitefulness ,
- tall story ,
- underestimation ,
- underestimations ,
- verbal abuse ,
- vilification ,
- wire .
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How to use "Slander" in context?
When somebody speaks ill of another, they are slandering them. Slandering is a form of defamation, which is a deliberate and malicious attack on a person's character. It is illegal in most places, and can be punished by law.
There are a few key things to remember when slandering someone:
1. Slander must be true. If you make up a story about someone, you are likely committing slander.
2. Slander must be spoken maliciously. You cannot simply say something unfavorable about someone without intending to harm their reputation.
3. Slander must be spoken publicly.
Paraphrases for Slander:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
calumny, defamation, libel.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
denigration, insult, slur, stigmatization, vilification.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Slander:
- salinometer, slanderer, solandra, slender, Sealyham Terrier, salamander, salamandra, scaly anteater.
Hyponym for Slander:
n.
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communication
hatchet job, defamation, traducement, speech act, Calumniation, calumny, obloquy.
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communication
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- Synonyms:
- divider, segregator, Detailer, Divorcer, Estranger, Isolator, severer.