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What is another word for
defamatory
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Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
Spiteful or malevolent in nature or manner
Adjective
▲
Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
slanderous
calumnious
insulting
abusive
derogatory
disparaging
injurious
libellous
UK
vilifying
calumniatory
contumelious
defaming
backbiting
denigrating
maledictory
malicious
muckraking
scandalmongering
scandalous
vicious
censorious
critical
denigratory
detracting
libelous
US
maledictive
scurrilous
slurring
traducing
vituperative
catty
deprecating
detractive
maligning
offensive
opprobrious
mud-slinging
pejorative
aspersive
untrue
belittling
false
damaging
uncomplimentary
degrading
derisive
misrepresentative
contemptuous
disdainful
deprecatory
slighting
rude
lying
disrespectful
aspersory
dirty
scornful
insolent
scathing
derisory
sarcastic
demeaning
depreciatory
poisonous
depreciative
derogative
denigrative
hurtful
vulgar
discourteous
uncivil
unfounded
obloquious
negative
reproachful
reviling
vituperatory
calumniating
harsh
impertinent
decrying
smearing
invidious
spiteful
libeling
US
debasing
nasty
prejudicial
gossiping
vitriolic
unsubstantiated
baseless
uncorroborated
unwarranted
personal
cheeky
familiar
intrusive
libelling
UK
insupportable
unsupported
uncharitable
dismissive
unflattering
snide
virulent
withering
unjustified
unjustifiable
supercilious
fault-finding
unsympathetic
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
scurril
scurrile
malign
invective
sardonic
truculent
ill-founded
epithetical
detractory
foul
acerbic
minimizing
US
judgmental
disapproving
judgemental
sneering
scolding
castigating
upbraiding
ranting
denunciatory
obnoxious
violent
berating
unmannerly
minimising
UK
vituperous
unfriendly
sharp
impolite
bitter
abrupt
curt
brusque
unkind
surly
gruff
blunt
ungracious
short
sharp-tongued
bad-mannered
ill-mannered
offhand
ridiculing
affronting
wounding
biting
blasphemous
discrediting
humiliating
mortifying
depreciating
insensitive
inconsiderate
repulsive
politically incorrect
hypercritical
condemnatory
cavilling
UK
mocking
impudent
overcritical
jeering
caviling
US
faultfinding
carping
captious
hostile
reproving
scoffing
cynical
rejective
severe
condemning
castigatory
unpleasant
cutting
nitpicking
irreverent
caustic
deprecative
mean
presumptuous
out-of-line
crude
quibbling
criticizing
US
niggling
condescending
pass-remarkable
shaming
taunting
hateful
damning
nagging
lowering
censuring
unmannered
low
despiteful
sniffy
patronizing
US
coarse
patronising
UK
cavillous
churlish
audacious
smart-alecky
bold
criticising
UK
fresh
shameful
flip
crusty
undignified
cocky
nit-picking
arrogant
disgraceful
insubordinate
accusatory
pedantic
pettifogging
ignominious
dishonourable
UK
unworthy
cruel
indecent
sarky
cheapening
inglorious
jibing
pernickety
denouncing
snotty
abject
contemptible
menial
hairsplitting
outrageous
stern
dishonorable
US
discouraging
infra dig
ill-bred
bringing shame
sassy
objectionable
antagonistic
full of contempt
crass
profane
graceless
impious
sacrilegious
full of reproof
adverse
judgy
contrary
thoughtless
uncouth
exceptionable
hair-splitting
unacceptable
lippy
hard to please
reprehensible
aweless
displeasing
unhandsome
snooty
corrosive
haughty
blistering
upsetting
censurable
disgracious
annoying
detestable
provocative
vindictive
devastating
savage
brutal
unsparing
searing
provoking
uncalled-for
venomous
teasing
vexing
abhorrent
picky
irritating
accusing
pillorying
ferocious
exasperating
downgrading
lampooning
galling
diminishing
deflating
shocking
snidey
griping
complaining
improper
offending
acrimonious
cavalier
reprobative
iconoclastic
dishonouring
UK
bellyaching
demanding
mordacious
malevolent
dishonoring
US
reprobatory
whingeing
dissatisfied
nervy
exceptive
forward
boorish
destructive
unhelpful
pharisaic
nit-picky
overbearing
tactless
snippy
unrefined
irreverential
unhallowed
ungodly
unholy
undermining
disobliging
invalidating
obstructive
flippant
self-righteous
indelicate
ungentlemanly
unladylike
oafish
mannerless
unchivalrous
ungallant
hard-hitting
vexatious
ignorant
malapert
ungenteel
underbred
inaffable
misbehaved
abrasive
troublesome
snarky
defiant
damnatory
wretched
corrupting
unbecoming
superior
egotistic
admonitory
dyslogistic
sniping
shrewish
tough
rejecting
contemning
despising
repudiating
disapprobatory
ill-natured
slating
knocking
disappointed
particular
perfunctory
overnice
disagreeable
saucy
gally
smart
strongly worded
unforgiving
unenthusiastic
dimissory
bad
trenchant
humbling
critic
choleric
satirical
chiding
brash
grumbling
finicky
for the birds
whining
ribald
salacious
scabrous
groundless
obscene
gross
poor
nitpicky
over-censorious
testy
cantankerous
quarrelsome
petty
exacting
petulant
severely critical
kvetching
discontented
grousing
grouchy
raunchy
smutty
lewd
filthy
shameless
undiplomatic
excoriating
despicable
vile
very critical
unfilial
profanatory
Rabelaisian
difficult to please
mouthy
loutish
sullen
smart alecky
indecorous
rough
brazen
impossible to please
ungraceful
discreditable
snobbish
untoward
crabbed
peremptory
aspersing
imperious
yokelish
bounderish
proud
uppity
foul-mouthed
inimical
fierce
vain
stinging
barbed
scorching
cool
snarling
coruscating
acidic
burning
hard
temperamental
high and mighty
cold-shoulder
on your high horse
hard-nosed
acid
sulphurous
UK
scalding
sulfurous
US
unceremonious
extremely critical
rustic
inurbane
uncourteous
ultra-critical
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“We call on you to immediately withdraw your cruel and
defamatory
statements made against our client.”
Adjective
▲
Spiteful or malevolent in nature or manner
vicious
spiteful
malicious
malevolent
nasty
malignant
mean
hostile
vindictive
cruel
rancorous
bitter
evil
malign
baleful
venomous
virulent
bad
pernicious
hateful
poisonous
catty
maleficent
hurtful
malefic
despiteful
acrimonious
unpleasant
dirty
backbiting
caustic
menacing
ornery
cussed
slanderous
lousy
rough
horrid
scathy
tough
hate-filled
unkind
wicked
vitriolic
ill-natured
wounding
vengeful
shrewish
evil-intentioned
cutting
unfriendly
barbed
snide
acid
harmful
injurious
destructive
detrimental
noxious
deleterious
mischievous
ill-disposed
snarky
despicable
callous
insolent
discourteous
impertinent
abusive
resentful
damaging
bad-natured
angry
waspish
insidious
splenetic
bilious
awful
gross
beastly
low
prejudicial
ill
dangerous
baneful
troublesome
nocuous
adverse
uncool
envious
petty
perilous
artful
spleenful
hazardous
bothersome
accidentally on purpose
squint-eyed
evil-minded
biting
sharp
acerbic
scathing
mordacious
antagonistic
harsh
sarcastic
acrid
inimical
mordant
trenchant
corrosive
acidulous
aggressive
tart
sardonic
sinister
stinging
satirical
critical
satiric
toxic
deadly
savage
astringent
pungent
scalding
sarky
viperous
fierce
acidic
acerb
searing
irascible
belligerent
cross
negative
scornful
devastating
truculent
cantankerous
pointed
offensive
severe
bellicose
pitiless
antipathetic
pugnacious
smart-mouthed
combative
surly
smart-aleck
ruinous
smart-alecky
incisive
lethal
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
sour
unsympathetic
inhospitable
piercing
fatal
wrathful
testy
mean-spirited
confrontational
abrasive
disagreeable
disastrous
contemptuous
withering
mocking
razor-edged
peevish
threatening
corrupting
calamitous
rude
unwholesome
ferocious
derisive
churlish
penetrating
keen
murderous
brutal
violent
painful
poison
crabbed
crabby
insensitive
tetchy
petulant
revengeful
unsociable
prejudicious
brusque
unhealthy
disadvantageous
undesirable
dire
querulous
scrappy
crippling
merciless
envenomed
vituperative
corruptive
argumentative
grim
ill-humored
US
grudging
irritable
militant
choleric
unfavourable
UK
taunting
ill-humoured
UK
uncongenial
scorching
upsetting
snappish
contrary
cynical
unfavorable
US
filthy
catastrophic
cranky
unpropitious
mortal
crotchety
subversive
cataclysmic
ratty
contentious
unfortunate
intimidating
tactless
liverish
cancerous
counterproductive
pestiferous
unsafe
distressing
implacable
corroding
incendiary
inappropriate
undermining
pestilential
adversarial
salty
corrupt
sneering
belittling
adversary
heartless
toxicant
uncharitable
ruthless
jaundiced
scoffing
disapproving
furious
warlike
noisome
jeering
fractious
invidious
inconsiderate
grumpy
pettish
grouchy
foul
cold
curt
parlous
disdainful
sulky
snappy
derisory
moody
dicey
nocent
narky
immoral
unjust
wrongful
opprobrious
huffy
unblunted
fiery
vile
shirty
chippy
depraved
stroppy
sullen
dour
peppery
annihilative
eradicative
extirpative
suicidal
rowdy
dry
unforgiving
waxy
derogatory
mephitic
carping
iniquitous
hellish
toxiferous
insulting
septic
unrelenting
edged
short-tempered
hot-tempered
quick-tempered
uncontrollable
infective
murder
acute
peccant
viperish
dysfunctional
wild
treacherous
unwelcoming
extremely critical
obnoxious
full of spleen
slashing
ironical
indignant
irate
maladjusted
alien
miasmatic
morbid
dyspeptic
mephitical
ireful
sadistic
censorious
antisocial
misanthropic
ironic
joyless
disturbed
full of hate
unreceptive
embittered
displeased
exasperated
fretful
touchy
intimidatory
of evil intent
annoyed
hard
risky
gruff
wry
bearish
ominous
prickly
dark
sore
afflictive
inexpedient
untoward
inopportune
contemptible
perverse
stern
wise
disrespectful
unruly
lawless
barbarous
barbaric
ungracious
feral
eggy
captious
peckish
soreheaded
grumbling
curmudgeonly
socially impaired
miffy
disorderly
environmentally unfriendly
snippy
snippety
hotheaded
quarrelsome
difficult
stuffy
petty-minded
uncooperative
whiny
untamed
brutish
disputatious
monstrous
mean-minded
waspy
uncivilised
UK
trying
mardy
nefarious
unmanageable
arrogant
villainous
fiendish
abhorrent
passionate
on a short fuse
uncivilized
US
foul-tempered
abandoned
raspy
ugly
short-fused
slighting
blistering
vitriolous
hating
scathel
stabbing
burning
aspersive
rapier-like
unmerciful
dripping with malice
unsparing
crisp
seeking revenge
ill-intentioned
rubbing the wrong way
wanton
rotten
offended
begruding
insulted
cold-blooded
messy
wretched
disparaging
disturbing
avenging
relentless
sharp-worded
double-edged
thoughtless
retaliatory
thuggish
wreakful
imperilling
UK
imperiling
US
denigratory
grudge-bearing
bloodthirsty
rabid
dripping venom
full of gall
criminal
browbeating
bullying
out for revenge
maniacal
deprecatory
disordered
homicidal
inhuman
pressuring
hectoring
imperious
domineering
heated
precarious
ruffianly
vexed
irked
piqued
aggrieved
irritated
unstable
unbalanced
ridiculing
galled
provoked
deprecating
lewd
outraged
competitive
impassioned
bristling
inflammable
spirited
intolerant
lively
manic
hysterical
icy
uncomfortable
tempestuous
uneasy
salacious
lethiferous
wrackful
insalubrious
internecine
harassing
wreckful
sinful
slaughterous
foul-mouthed
glowering
louring
estranged
disaffected
dirty-minded
gossip-mongering
black
enraged
frightening
dodgy
ill-boding
foreboding
uptight
tense
desperate
minatory
minacious
terrible
serpentine
temperamental
disobedient
huffish
disgruntled
sensitive
feisty
bristly
glum
impatient
volatile
whingy
pouty
oversensitive
obstinate
discontented
pertinacious
snarling
crusty
hypercritical
whining
miserable
crybaby
gloomy
iracund
brooding
iracundulous
morose
edgy
pouting
fussy
snaky
scratchy
grousing
thin-skinned
having got out of bed on the wrong side
nasty-tempered
out of humour
out of sorts
out of humor
mumpish
hot under the collar
growling
as cross as two sticks
caviling
US
in a mood
sorehead
saturnine
blunt
fault-finding
on edge
dissatisfied
out of temper
cross-grained
griping
awkward
like a bear with a sore head
complaining
fretting
vinegary
short
whingeing
childish
out-of-sorts
cavilling
UK
hasty
hot-blooded
having got out of bed the wrong side
obstreperous
chuffy
easily offended
in a bad mood
rebellious
defiant
atrabilious
delinquent
willful
self-willed
naughty
badly behaved
impudent
undisciplined
tiresome
erratic
errant
disruptive
badly-behaved
misbehaving
pesky
roguish
undisciplinable
loudmouthed
contumacious
ill-behaved
problematic
demanding
troublous
incorrigible
wilful
wayward
bold
exasperating
ill-disciplined
unrestrainable
stubborn
irksome
uncompliant
rascally
insubordinate
uncontainable
recalcitrant
devilish
wearisome
indocile
bloody-minded
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