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1126 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ slˈandə], [ slˈandə], [ s_l_ˈa_n_d_ə]Table of Contents
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)
- 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)
- other synonyms
- accuse
- asperse
- blacken
- contaminate
- harm
- slur
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Slander:
n.
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- child abuse,
- law,
- contempt,
- bioterrorism,
- bigamy,
- Crimes,
- blackmail,
- contempt of court,
- agriterrorism,
- conspiracy,
- criminal negligence.
- badmouthings,
- pushing arounds,
- hosings,
- up braiding,
- signifyings,
- up-braiding,
- bad-mouthings,
- bad mouthings,
- upbraidings,
- up braidings,
- up-braidings,
- knifings,
- kicking arounds.
- de-basing,
- de-basements,
- de basement,
- de-basement,
- de basing,
- dis graces,
- dis grace,
- dis-respects,
- de-gradations,
- dis-graces,
- dis-reputes,
- de gradation,
- dis repute,
- dis-grace,
- dis-repute,
- dis respects,
- in gloriousnesses,
- ingloriousnesses,
- in-gloriousness,
- dis-respect,
- debasings,
- humblings,
- disbarments,
- de-gradation,
- de basements,
- de gradations,
- in gloriousness,
- dis respect,
- in-gloriousnesses,
- dis reputes.
- de-rogation,
- under estimations,
- under-estimations,
- under-estimation,
- under estimation,
- de rogation,
- de rogations,
- de-rogations.
- back-fence talks,
- dirty washes,
- backfence talks,
- earfuls,
- back fence talk,
- idle talks,
- back fence talks,
- dirty laundries,
- malicious talks,
- backfence talk,
- dirty linens.
- dis tress,
- in dignities,
- dis services,
- dis-services,
- in-dignity,
- dis-tresses,
- dis service,
- in dignity,
- in-dignities,
- mis chiefs,
- in justices,
- in-justice,
- de-formation,
- in juries,
- in-jury,
- dis-tress,
- de formations,
- dis tresses,
- de-formations,
- in-juries,
- mis chief,
- dis-service,
- in jury,
- de formation.
- despites,
- in-civilities,
- cheap shots,
- dis courtesy,
- de spite,
- dis courtesies,
- de spites,
- un-pleasantries,
- disdainfulnesses,
- dis-courtesies,
- in civility,
- un pleasantry,
- de-spite,
- slap face,
- un pleasantries,
- in-civility,
- de-spites,
- in civilities,
- un-pleasantry,
- dis-courtesy.
- dis-honesty,
- hyper-boles,
- hyper boles,
- dis-informations,
- dis-information,
- mis representation,
- mis-representation,
- mis-statements,
- disinformations,
- fraudulences,
- in-accuracies,
- in-accuracy,
- in accuracies,
- dis information,
- hyper-bole,
- dis informations,
- hyper bole,
- mis representations,
- tall stories,
- dis-honesties,
- dis honesty,
- in accuracy,
- mis statement,
- mis statements,
- dis honesties.
- dragging ones name through the mud,
- dragging one name through mud,
- dragging ones name through mud,
- dragging one name through the mud,
- negative campaigns,
- dragging one's name through mud,
- dragging name through mud,
- dirty politic,
- dragging name through the mud.
- injury reputation,
- defamation character,
- negative campaignings,
- personal attacks,
- smear-campaign,
- malicious defamations.
v.
•accuse (verb)- hangs something on,
- be-tray,
- re criminating,
- laid at door,
- in criminating,
- serves summons,
- in criminates,
- be-trays,
- in-criminates,
- in-dict,
- hanged something on,
- letted have it,
- re criminates,
- lodging complaint,
- be tray,
- holds accountable,
- held accountable,
- filing claim,
- in-criminating,
- brought charges,
- serving summons,
- be trays,
- bringing charges,
- laying at door,
- recriminated,
- in criminated,
- points finger at,
- lodges complaint,
- lay door,
- lays door,
- filed claim,
- pointing finger at,
- in-criminate,
- re-criminating,
- pointed finger at,
- re-criminates,
- in criminate,
- re criminate,
- recriminates,
- lodged complaint,
- re-criminate,
- re-criminated,
- hung something on,
- lays at door,
- in-criminated,
- in dict,
- letting have it,
- brings charges,
- files claim,
- re criminated,
- laying door,
- hanging something on,
- lets have it,
- served summons,
- holding accountable,
- laid door.
- dis-pleasing,
- dis-praise,
- dis-praising,
- dis-please,
- dumping on,
- gave a zinger,
- giving zinger,
- hits where one lives,
- dis pleases,
- dumps on,
- dis-pleases,
- hitting where one lives,
- hit where lives,
- gives a zinger,
- dis please,
- out raged,
- dis praising,
- dis-praised,
- gave zinger,
- out rage,
- dis praise,
- out-raged,
- give cold shoulder,
- out-rage,
- give zinger,
- out-rages,
- dis pleasing,
- dis praises,
- giving a zinger,
- out rages,
- dis-pleased,
- dis-praises,
- out-raging,
- hits where lives,
- dis pleased,
- out raging,
- gives zinger,
- dis praised,
- hitting where lives.
- sell down river,
- plays judas,
- sold down river,
- sells down the river,
- sells down river,
- playing judas,
- played judas,
- sold down the river,
- selling down the river,
- selling down river.
- disses,
- cuts down size,
- taking down peg,
- tears pieces,
- bad mouth,
- cutting down size,
- takes down peg,
- taking dig at,
- dissed,
- mudslinged,
- take down peg,
- taking a dig at,
- tearing to pieces,
- taking down a peg,
- takes dig at,
- cuts down to size,
- be littles,
- took down peg,
- took down a peg,
- be-littles,
- takes down a peg,
- took dig at,
- tear pieces,
- tearing pieces,
- takes a dig at,
- finding fault,
- tears to pieces,
- take dig at,
- cutting down to size,
- cut down size,
- tare pieces,
- tare to pieces,
- mudslings,
- took a dig at,
- be-little,
- tore pieces,
- torn pieces,
- found fault,
- tore to pieces,
- finds fault.
- be smirches,
- be-smirched,
- be-smirching,
- be-smirches,
- be-smirch,
- be smirch,
- be smirched,
- be smirching.
- de-crying,
- did number on,
- giving black eye,
- de-cries,
- de file,
- de famed,
- de crying,
- de cried,
- does number on,
- doth a number on,
- doing a number on,
- de-filed,
- de-fame,
- ripped up and down,
- rip and down,
- de cries,
- gives a black eye,
- de-cried,
- rips up down,
- ripping up and down,
- dost number on,
- de-famed,
- ripping up down,
- rips and down,
- didst a number on,
- dost a number on,
- de filed,
- de files,
- de-file,
- giving a black eye,
- rips up and down,
- de-cry,
- ripped and down,
- de-files,
- did a number on,
- ripping and down,
- rips down,
- rip down,
- doest a number on,
- de filing,
- ripping down,
- de cry,
- doest number on,
- de-fames,
- de-filing,
- gave black eye,
- ripped up down,
- de fame,
- doing number on,
- gave a black eye,
- de fames,
- doeth a number on,
- gives black eye,
- rip up down,
- didst number on,
- doeth number on,
- doth number on,
- does a number on.
- dis countenance,
- de riding,
- dis-counting,
- under estimates,
- dis-countenances,
- dis-countenancing,
- de-rides,
- dis counting,
- dis-counts,
- under rate,
- de-tract,
- de tract,
- dis counts,
- under values,
- under rating,
- finding fault with,
- dis countenances,
- dis countenanced,
- clamors against,
- under rates,
- under valuing,
- under-rate,
- dis-countenance,
- scoffs at,
- finds fault with,
- under estimate,
- under-rated,
- under-valuing,
- under-valued,
- found fault with,
- clamored against,
- sneering at,
- de tracts,
- under estimated,
- under valued,
- under-value,
- under-estimated,
- dis counted,
- de rides,
- sneers at,
- de-riding,
- dis-countenanced,
- under rated,
- de-ride,
- de-tracts,
- under-estimate,
- clamoring against,
- under-estimating,
- under-rating,
- dis countenancing,
- scoffing at,
- under-rates,
- looked down on,
- under estimating,
- under value,
- sneered at,
- de ride,
- under-values,
- dis-counted.
- de-stroys,
- dis credits,
- dis-credited,
- de grading,
- brought into disrepute,
- pokes full of holes,
- poohpooh,
- de-grade,
- dis prove,
- de-grades,
- dis-esteems,
- knocking bottom out of,
- poke full holes,
- brings into disrepute,
- dis proves,
- poking full holes,
- dis-favoring,
- dis considering,
- poked full holes,
- bringing in to disrepute,
- takes rug out from under,
- de-stroy,
- dis-consider,
- dis considers,
- dis esteem,
- dis-proved,
- bring in to disrepute,
- frowned up on,
- frown up on,
- dis crediting,
- de grade,
- dis-esteem,
- knocks bottom out of,
- dis-considering,
- reflecting on,
- dis-credit,
- dis-prove,
- knocked bottom out of,
- dis-favors,
- dis-esteeming,
- dis-crediting,
- ex posed,
- taking rug out from under,
- frowns upon,
- dis favors,
- poked full of holes,
- dis favoring,
- de graded,
- dis proving,
- dis credit,
- dis-proves,
- brought in to disrepute,
- dis-favored,
- de stroy,
- brought to naught,
- brought naught,
- dis credited,
- dis esteems,
- took rug out from under,
- ex-pose,
- dis-credits,
- de-stroying,
- ex-posing,
- de-grading,
- dis esteemed,
- dis-favor,
- de-graded,
- dis proved,
- bringing into disrepute,
- frowning upon,
- dis-considered,
- reflects on,
- dis consider,
- bring naught,
- disconsidered,
- dis considered,
- frowns up on,
- poking full of holes,
- brings to naught,
- pokes full holes,
- bringing to naught,
- brings in to disrepute,
- dis-considers,
- frowning up on,
- de grades,
- ex-posed,
- dis esteeming,
- disconsidering,
- de stroying,
- brings naught,
- dis-esteemed,
- bringing naught,
- disconsiders,
- de-stroyed,
- de stroys,
- de stroyed,
- dis favor,
- dis-proving,
- dis favored,
- frowned upon,
- ex pose.
- de-press,
- dis regarded,
- de-based,
- re-duce,
- re-duces,
- de-pressed,
- dis-regarded,
- dis-graced,
- dis-regarding,
- de-pressing,
- dis-respected,
- de-presses,
- dis regard,
- dis regards,
- de press,
- dis-gracing,
- de pressed,
- re duce,
- dis-regard,
- dis-regards,
- de pressing,
- dis respected,
- tar feather,
- re duces,
- de-base,
- dis-respecting,
- dis graced,
- dis gracing,
- dis regarding,
- de based,
- de presses,
- dis respecting,
- de base.
- dis oblige,
- dis honors,
- made lose face,
- dis honoring,
- dis-obliged,
- dis obliges,
- dis obliged,
- dis-obliging,
- making lose face,
- dis-honors,
- dis honored,
- dis obliging,
- dis-honor,
- dis-oblige,
- dis honor,
- dis-honored,
- makes lose face,
- dis-honoring,
- dis-obliges.
- dis missed,
- dis heartened,
- sours grapes,
- dis-heartening,
- downcried,
- dis-courages,
- dis-missing,
- cries down,
- dis missing,
- de moralize,
- dis-hearten,
- dis-courage,
- de moralized,
- dis hearten,
- dis heartening,
- cried down,
- dis heartens,
- de-moralizing,
- dis courages,
- de-moralizes,
- dis-heartens,
- de-moralize,
- downcries,
- downcrying,
- crying down,
- de moralizing,
- dis courage,
- dis-missed,
- soured grapes,
- puts hooks in,
- putting hooks in,
- souring grapes,
- dis-heartened,
- de-moralized,
- de moralizes.
- cutting to the quick,
- step toes,
- steps ones toes,
- cuts the quick,
- steps on one toes,
- stepping on one toes,
- cuts to quick,
- stepped on ones toes,
- stepped on toes,
- steps on one's toes,
- step one toes,
- steps one toes,
- stepping one's toes,
- cutting the quick,
- step on one toes,
- step one's toes,
- cutting quick,
- step on ones toes,
- cut quick,
- stepped one's toes,
- cut the quick,
- stepping on toes,
- cut to quick,
- cutting to quick,
- step on toes,
- steps on ones toes,
- steps toes,
- stepping on ones toes,
- stepping toes,
- steps on toes,
- cuts to the quick,
- stepped on one toes,
- stepped one toes,
- stepping ones toes,
- stepping on one's toes,
- stepped on one's toes,
- step ones toes,
- steps one's toes,
- cuts quick,
- stepped toes,
- stepping one toes,
- stepped ones toes.
- curse,
- muckrake,
- blot,
- decry,
- give a bad name,
- tear down,
- detract,
- injure,
- strumpet,
- blacken name,
- belittle,
- smirch,
- plaster,
- assail,
- blaspheme,
- belie,
- sully,
- run smear campaign,
- malign,
- scorch,
- damage,
- defile,
- pan,
- cast a slur on,
- hurt,
- blister,
- sneer.
- be-lying,
- dis gusted,
- be lying,
- be lied,
- dis-gusted,
- dis gust,
- dis-gusting,
- be-lied,
- dis gusting,
- dis-gusts,
- dis-gust,
- dis gusts.
- kicking in the teeth,
- blowing off,
- in-sinuate,
- kicks the teeth,
- in-sinuating,
- kicking teeth,
- kicked in the teeth,
- kicked in teeth,
- slaps the face,
- kick teeth,
- slapped in face,
- kicked teeth,
- kicking in teeth,
- zinged,
- kicking the teeth,
- slapped face,
- kicks teeth,
- slapped in the face,
- in sinuating,
- slaps in the face,
- skins alive,
- in sinuates,
- slaps face,
- blows off,
- in sinuate,
- slapping face,
- kicks in teeth,
- slapped the face,
- blew off,
- slapping the face,
- kicks in the teeth,
- slapping in the face,
- slaps in face,
- in-sinuates,
- kicked the teeth,
- kick the teeth,
- slapping in face,
- in sinuated.
- dis-colored,
- drags through mud,
- dragged through mud,
- dis-colors,
- dis-coloring,
- poor-mouths,
- slinging mud,
- slings mud,
- disco loring,
- poor-mouthing,
- poor mouths,
- poor-mouthed,
- poor mouthed,
- dis coloring,
- dragging through mud,
- dis colors,
- disco-loring,
- poormouthed,
- slung mud,
- dis-color,
- dis colored,
- poor mouthing,
- poormouthing,
- poormouths,
- dis color.
- loses shine,
- loses luster,
- be-grime,
- lost luster,
- losing shine,
- lost shine,
- losing luster,
- be-grimed,
- be-grimes,
- be griming,
- be grimed,
- be grimes,
- be grime,
- be-griming.
- called down,
- tore into,
- mis-treated,
- putting whammy on,
- tare into,
- tears in to,
- spoke ill of,
- speaking ill of,
- put whammy on,
- putting a whammy on,
- rags on,
- be-rates,
- puts a whammy on,
- spake ill of,
- tearing into,
- mis treated,
- torn into,
- tore in to,
- tare in to,
- ragged on,
- mis-treat,
- tears into,
- be rates,
- calls down,
- be rate,
- caluminating,
- mis treat,
- puts whammy on,
- caluminated,
- be-rated,
- tearing in to,
- caluminates,
- speaks ill of,
- torn in to,
- mis treating,
- be-rate,
- be rated,
- ragging on,
- tear in to,
- mis-treats,
- mis treats.
Other synonyms:
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- undermine,
- disrepute,
- lie,
- ignominy,
- black mark,
- impugn,
- character assassination,
- demean,
- demonize.
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- bruising.
- recriminate,
- litigate,
- let have it,
- blow whistle,
- hold accountable,
- file claim,
- incriminate,
- Summoned,
- recriminating,
- bring charges,
- hang something on,
- lodge complaint,
- serve summons,
- framing,
- lay at door,
- indict,
- point finger at.
- blotching,
- give a black eye,
- ripped down,
- rip up and down,
- do number on,
- blotched,
- smudge,
- do a number on.
- dirt.
- dirty,
- contaminate,
- malicious gossip,
- discourtesy,
- miserable,
- stigma,
- pollute,
- malignant,
- ill-use,
- scold,
- daub,
- Obtrectation,
- injurious,
- Libeling,
- reflection,
- detrimental,
- challenge,
- belittling,
- defilement,
- mud,
- cloud,
- rap,
- diminish,
- malevolent,
- vituperate,
- stain,
- unfavorable,
- rebuke,
- prostitute,
- aggrieve,
- black spot,
- bad,
- minimize,
- HIT,
- noxious,
- eminent,
- upbraid,
- innuendo,
- scandalise,
- Scandalum magnatum,
- berate,
- blow upon,
- disdain,
- imputation,
- filth,
- muckraking,
- brand,
- harm,
- lower,
- devaluate,
- backstabbing,
- large,
- untruth,
- whopper,
- question,
- belittlement,
- misrepresentation,
- Defaming,
- Upon,
- Roorback,
- bitchiness,
- detract from,
- malediction,
- reproof,
- spot,
- victimize,
- Avile,
- gigantic,
- massive,
- smutch,
- impeach,
- blackening,
- violate,
- malignancy,
- maculate,
- contumely,
- fatal,
- sycophancy,
- devalue,
- sprinkling,
- bedaub,
- maltreat,
- blur,
- big,
- Maligning,
- outrage,
- pernicious,
- taint,
- lambaste,
- declaim,
- defamatory,
- black,
- lampoon,
- low,
- Aspersing,
- proceed slowly,
- depreciation,
- deprecation,
- meager,
- Traducing,
- famous,
- offence,
- slight,
- scandalmongering,
- backcap,
- criticize,
- rail against,
- falsehood,
- degrade,
- dig,
- back-stab,
- story,
- debase,
- pervert,
- bespatter,
- mark,
- spiteful,
- soil,
- molest,
- barb,
- embarrassed,
- persecute,
- reprimand,
- darken,
- Misemploy,
- huge,
- walk slowly,
- lie about,
- evil,
- slime,
- misuse,
- gossip column,
- tidbit,
- swear at,
- hatchet job,
- insinuation,
- reduce,
- dishonour,
- indignity,
- Smearing,
- unpropitious,
- slam,
- evil-speaking,
- disparaging,
- vast,
- contemn,
- ravish,
- complain,
- ill-treat,
- cast aspersions,
- filthy,
- insinuate,
- malicious,
- spoil,
- corrupt,
- condemn,
- Vilifying,
- poor,
- allegation,
- bulky,
- derogation,
- slap,
- objurgate,
- great,
- charge,
- juicy morsel,
- prevarication,
- barefaced lie,
- tittle-tattle,
- mud-slinging,
- Vilipend,
- rumour,
- ruin,
- pull to pieces,
- deprecate,
- misrepresent,
- blackwash,
- polluted,
- censure.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
defamation, libel, calumny.
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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
vilification, denigration, slur, stigmatization, insult.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Slander:
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n.
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scandalous remark
compliment, approval, glorification, nicety, praise, flattery.
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scandalous remark
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v.
Homophones for Slander:
- salinometer, slanderer, solandra, slender, Sealyham Terrier, salamander, salamandra, scaly anteater.
Hypernym for Slander:
n.
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communication
mud.
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communication
Hyponym for Slander:
n.
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communication
hatchet job, defamation, traducement, speech act, Calumniation, calumny, obloquy.
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communication