Thesaurus:defame
THESAURUS | defame |
English
Synonyms
- assassinate (figurative)
- asperse
- backbite
- badmouth
- belibel
- besmirch
- blaze
- blemish
- blot
- calumniate
- calumny
- cloud [WS]
- defame
- demonize
- denigrate
- detract
- disgrace
- diss
- forgab
- infamize
- lampoon
- libel
- malign
- monster
- reproach
- scandal
- slander [WS]
- spatter (obsolete, figurative)
- speak ill of
- talk shit
- talk shite
- traduce
- vilify
- vituperate
Antonyms
- praise [WS]
- stand up for
Hyponyms
- blot one's copy book
- debase
- dig up dirt
- dish the dirt
- dirty [WS] (figurative)
- gossip [WS]
- tar
- tar and feather
Various
- demean
- deride [WS]
- shame [WS]
- tattle [WS]
See also
- Thesaurus:slander
- Thesaurus:defamatory
- Thesaurus:offend
Further reading
- “934. detraction” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “defame” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.