What's another word for
What's the opposite of
Meaning of the word
Words that rhyme with
Sentences with the word
Translate
From English
To English
to
Afrikaans
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chichewa
Chinese
Corsican
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Esperanto
Estonian
Farsi
Filipino
Finnish
French
Frisian
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Gujarati
Haitian Creole
Hausa
Hebrew
Hindi
Hmong
Hungarian
Icelandic
Igbo
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Javanese
Kannada
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Lao
Latin
Latvian
Lithuanian
Luxembourgish
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Malayalam
Maltese
Maori
Marathi
Mongolian
Burmese
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Samoan
Scots Gaelic
Serbian
Sesotho
Shona
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Somali
Spanish
Sundanese
Swahili
Swedish
Tajik
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Xhosa
Yiddish
Yoruba
Zulu
Find Words
All Words
2-Letter Words
3-Letter Words
4-Letter Words
5-Letter Words
6-Letter Words
7-Letter Words
8-Letter Words
9-Letter Words
10-Letter Words
11-Letter Words
12-Letter Words
13-Letter Words
14-Letter Words
Starting With
Ending With
Containing Exactly
Containing the Letters
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Word Finder
Find the
Plural
Singular
Past Tense
Present Tense
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
of
Pronounce the word
in
Afrikaans
Albanian
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin
Malay
Malayalam
Marathi
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Find Names
Meaning of the name
Origin of the name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions
Rhymes
Sentences
Translations
Find Words
Word Forms
Pronunciations
☀
Appearance
✓
Use device theme
✓
Dark theme
✓
Light theme
What is another word for
defame
?
Need
synonyms for defame
? Here's a list of
similar words
from our
thesaurus
that you can use instead.
Contexts
▼
▲
To make hurtful and untrue comments about
To prosecute or accuse of wrongdoing
To express disapproval of
To disgrace or reduce the dignity of
To mark out as having a particular (typically negative) quality
… more ▼
▲
Verb
▲
To make hurtful and untrue comments about
denigrate
discredit
disparage
vilify
slander
malign
smear
slur
disgrace
traduce
knock
decry
asperse
derogate
libel
calumniate
stigmatise
UK
stigmatize
US
blacken
besmirch
rubbish
dishonour
UK
tarnish
deprecate
dishonor
US
vilipend
slam
scandalise
UK
scandalize
US
pan
insult
roast
detract
vituperate
blister
scorch
offend
villainize
belie
bad-mouth
drag through the mud
slag off
run down
drag through the mire
speak ill of
cast aspersions on
give a bad name
fling mud at
do a hatchet job on
sling mud at
speak evil of
do a number on
throw mud at
cast a slur on
blacken the name of
tell lies about
back-bite
run a smear campaign against
blacken the character of
lie about
cast slur on
belittle
sully
degrade
stain
revile
taint
smirch
attack
debase
lower
shame
blot
censure
criticize
US
slight
bring into disrepute
give a black eye
diminish
put down
criticise
UK
depreciate
defile
discount
deride
slate
abuse
injure
minimize
US
trash
reproach
diss
besmear
bring shame on
bring discredit to
dis
assail
dump on
reflect badly on
dismiss
minimise
UK
tear down
demean
damage
disrespect
reduce
trash-talk
soil
cry down
bring shame upon
muckrake
cheapen
impugn
bash
poor-mouth
play down
spot
undervalue
write off
rip
condemn
detract from
underrate
humiliate
spread scandal about
have a go at
befoul
spoil
backbite
take down
pour scorn on
embarrass
talk down
downgrade
pull apart
blotch
hit out at
take to pieces
breathe on
trivialize
US
humble
abase
tar and feather
ridicule
rip up and down
kiss off
lambaste
run smear campaign
denounce
trivialise
UK
underestimate
devalue
chasten
pooh-pooh
berate
tear into
scorn
misprize
mock
give a bad name to
misrepresent
badmouth
pillory
make light of
put in a bad light
blast
bring shame to
downplay
sneer at
hold cheap
mudsling
show in a bad light
do down
minify
rap
skewer
pummel
US
bag
undermine
contemn
deflate
dispraise
pummelled
UK
flame
inveigh against
pull to pieces
lay into
scoff at
excoriate
cut to the quick
treat lightly
drag down
bring dishonour to
spread lies about
blacken the reputation of
pick holes in
take down a peg
foul
hammer
blemish
lessen
mortify
snub
taunt
monster
curse
poison
compromise
marginalize
US
rail against
marginalise
UK
fulminate against
blacken someone's name
shoot down
jump on
throw brickbats at
laugh at
sully someone's reputation
speak badly of
sully the reputation of
drag someone's name through the mud
make lose face
castigate
hurt
blaspheme
backstab
lambast
sink
hit
savage
rebuke
scathe
caricature
burlesque
prejudice
disesteem
corrupt
nag
potshot
scold
belabor
US
debauch
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
opprobriate
mar
sneer
understate
zing
disdain
upbraid
ruin
devaluate
desecrate
persecute
oppress
reprove
disregard
show up
miscall
slang
sling mud
belabour
UK
hose
write false reports about
bring down
spread tales about
mark wrong
cut down
drag name through mud
reflect negatively
be rude to
sell short
laugh off
take away from
call names
conduct a smear campaign against
drag someone's name through the mire
rip up
cut down to size
cast in a bad light
damage the reputation of
harm the reputation of
muddy the reputation of
accuse
lampoon
slag
label
demote
gossip
spite
blight
destroy
blackguard
fault
discountenance
spurn
gossip about
downcry
bemean
cast a slur upon
attaint
own
brand
bring low
ride
put hooks in
insinuate
strumpet
plaster
drag through mud
cast down
lower the status of
lose face
make fun of
criticize unfairly
bad mouth
give black eye
be prejudicial to
affront
annoy
blow off
vituperate against
shout at
cuss out
swear at
look down one's nose at
knock off
write down
provoke
find fault with
cast aspersions
outrage
look down on
weaken
aggravate
cut up
cause to lose face
decrease
wound
put someone in their place
make someone eat crow
take down a peg or two
skin alive
upset
withdraw
kick in the teeth
squash
slap in the face
hit where one lives
squelch
slap
tease
defame someone's character
injure one's reputation
damage one's good name
soft-pedal
gloss over
brush aside
taint someone's name
tarnish someone's name
irritate
disoblige
cut rate
expose
injure the reputation of
cast aspersion
blacken someone's character
stain someone's good name
accuse falsely
sully someone's name
soil someone's name
subtract from
sledge
reprehend
gird
jeer
scoff
blame
poor mouth
pooh pooh
take a swipe at
shoot full of holes
sour grapes
reprobate
execrate
deplore
give offence to
anathematize
cause offence to
animadvert
rail
complain
cut dead
treat disrespectfully
hurt somebody's feelings
step on one's toes
throw shade
ruin the reputation of
bring into disfavour
damage someone's reputation
destroy someone's credibility
disapprove of
come down on
cavil at
carp at
mark down
tear to shreds
snipe at
take swipe at
demonize
US
dig
jinx
demonise
UK
dress down
call down
rag on
crucify
rate
arraign
give some stick to
objurgate
maul
lace into
animadvert on
reprimand
flay
slash
give a bad press to
nitpick about
give flak to
take to task
chastise
gibe
lash
denunciate
bawl out
bag on
find fault
tongue-lash
tear to pieces
chide
rag
complain about
skin
jeer at
tear a strip off
rail at
haul over the coals
pick to pieces
twit
chew out
take apart
reject
bastardize
US
carpet
admonish
profane
lecture
crush
harangue
gripe about
grouch about
make a fool of
dehumanise
UK
scout
fleer
bellyache about
bastardise
UK
rip into
treat with contempt
pass strictures upon
quibble about
carp about
whinge about
moan about
read the riot act
heap scorn on
criticize severely
rant at
despise
haze
grouse about
beef about
whine about
nit-pick
inveigh
carp
nitpick over
tear off a strip
dehumanize
US
sound off about
nag at
declaim
find lacking
give a rocket
go for the jugular
talk trash
keelhaul
animadvert upon
tear apart
baste
score
jaw
poormouth
give comeuppance
put away
knock off high horse
give a tongue-lashing
ream out
proscribe
give something a battering
cavil
trim
pass judgment
clobber
fluff
give the business
pick at
slog
zap
slug
give bad press
cut to bits
fustigate
call to account
hold accountable
hold someone to blame
question
complain to
hold responsible
impeach
give something a bad press
declaim against
prosecute
ostracise
UK
call out
indict
charge with
ostracize
US
give someone hell
pitch into
lash out at
give someone a roasting
speak of with disfavour
be unkind about
have a pop at
be critical of
be malicious about
lash into
scourge
blacken someone's reputation
rake over the coals
ream
give a talking-to
lay down the law
comment negatively
mess with
yell at
tie into
give someone a dressing-down
beat up on
rile
sail into
bark at
light into
growl
tell off
take a dig at
rant
have at
fulminate
sound off
work over
recriminate
expostulate
yelp
crack down on
storm
let someone have it
yap
jump down one's throat
go after
rage
bawl
lay out
get angry with
pervert
vitiate
deprave
warp
subvert
subdue
discomfit
take the wind out of your sails
put to shame
cause to feel small
settle someone's hash
break
make ashamed
vanquish
chagrin
put out of countenance
make someone eat humble pie
wither
abash
confuse
quash
deteriorate
spit on
be scornful about
high-hat
snoot
sniff at
abhor
hate
turn back on
be contemptuous about
hold in contempt
curl your lip at
spit in the face of
turn your nose up at
look down upon
repudiate
turn down
shun
show contempt for
turn up one's nose at
spit in the eye of
prostitute
demoralize
US
canker
satirize
US
make sport of
rally
jive
raz
hold up to ridicule
send up
make a game of
goof on
make a monkey out of
unmask
make someone a laughing stock
rib
poke fun at
expose to ridicule
flout
mimic
make jokes about
jape
pull one's leg
banter
razz
poke borack
make a laughing-stock
laugh to scorn
wind up
jibe
needle
sling off at
take the mickey
quiz
flout at
cartoon
josh
poke mullock at
kid
jibe at
take the piss out of
laugh out of court
be sarcastic about
chiack
satirise
UK
hold up to shame
chaff
brutalize
US
demoralise
UK
brutalise
UK
more ❯
“People expect journalists to be careful when they write articles, but, unless they
defame
a person, they are not liable in negligence to somebody who may be affected by their article, because they do not owe that person a duty of care.”
Verb
▲
To prosecute or accuse of wrongdoing
accuse
indict
charge
impeach
incriminate
criminate
inculpate
prosecute
arraign
recriminate
prefer charges against
lay charges against
implicate
blame
summons
cite
sue
arraign for
prosecute for
file charges against
impeach for
put on trial for
take to court for
make accusations about
bring to trial for
bring charges
censure
involve
tax
frame
finger
convict
accuse of
charge with
lay the blame on
recriminate for
serve summons
incriminate for
indict for
hang something on
inform against
drop someone in it
give away
arrest
apprehend
summon
fault
impute
peg
allege
file a complain against
file claim
blow the whistle
lodge complaint
point the finger
lay the blame on someone for
lay blame on
assign guilt to
hold answerable for
implicate in
condemn for
attribute to
hold accountable for
tax with
stick on
point finger at
impute blame to
whistle-blow
pin on
hold responsible for
blame for
hold accountable
drag into court
try for
blow the whistle on
attribute liability to
impugn
reprimand
try
reprehend
take to court
bring someone to trial
have the law on
call to account
bring a charge against
bring charges against
hold at fault
cast aspersions on
bring a case against
put on trial
face with charges
litigate
press charges
denounce
contest
condemn
file suit
do
institute legal proceedings
name
see in court
lay at one's door
declare guilty
implead
brand
expose
file a suit
file
prefer charges
haul into court
take proceedings
go to court
have up
go to law
hold responsible
bring an action against
find guilty
pronounce guilty
hold someone answerable
embroil
stigmatize
US
reproach
petition
connect
rap
stigmatise
UK
associate
file a claim
claim damages
take the law on
bring an action
take legal action against
stitch up
hold liable
put away
pull up
bring a suit against
assign fault to
place the blame on
point to
institute legal proceedings against someone
assign liability to
consider guilty of
find guilty of
prove one's guilt
prove to be guilty
rat on
confront
reprove
action
serve
attribute
file charges
lay the blame
lay
attribute guilt
swear out
process
claim
betray
report
lay blame
denunciate
mire
attack
entangle
dob in
inform on
enmesh
appeal
dispute
complain
book
proceed against
ensnare
criticize for
lay at the door of
let someone have it
find fault
attribute blame to
call out
point a
censure with
denounce for
link
entrap
compromise
take into custody
contest at law
bring before the court
pin it on
file a complaint
set up
blacken the name of
grass on
fit up
pin the blame on
stick the blame on
jug
law
take legal action
bring legal proceedings against
act against
put in the dock
bring suit against
bring suit
seek redress
bring action against
involve in litigation
bring a criminal charge against
put on docket
bring to court
turn on the heat
more ❯
“Although he was innocent, they chose to
defame
him and ruin his reputation by spreading false accusations.”
Verb
▲
To express disapproval of
reproach
rebuke
reprimand
reprove
chide
scold
censure
criticise
UK
criticize
US
upbraid
admonish
chastise
berate
carpet
castigate
lambaste
lecture
condemn
abuse
blame
blast
discredit
flame
rate
call down
disparage
diss
objurgate
rap
reprehend
trim
baste
denounce
flay
hammer
jaw
keelhaul
lambast
rag
row
score
wig
rake
ream
reprobate
accuse
cavil
disgrace
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
jawbone
lesson
twit
dress down
tongue-lash
rail against
rail at
take to task
tear into
tell off
give comeuppance
lay on
rant at
remonstrate with
bawl out
chew out
express disapproval of
find fault with
give a rocket
haul over the coals
pull up
rap over the knuckles
tick off
call to task
give someone a rating
give someone a row
give someone a wigging
give someone some stick
have a go at
point the finger
ream out
tear off a strip
give a talking-to
give someone a dressing-down
give someone an earful
give someone a roasting
give someone a telling-off
give someone a mouthful
give someone a rollicking
give the devil
read the riot act
give someone what for
slap someone's wrist
lay into
attack
monster
knock
bollock
lace into
pitch into
vilify
let someone have it
excoriate
revile
slate
give someone hell
vituperate
slam
give someone a bollocking
denigrate
slag off
rubbish
pan
come down on
smear
slap down
give someone a caning
malign
decry
blow up
savage
assail
rake over the coals
slander
put down
slur
roast
chasten
calumniate
asperse
send someone away with a flea in their ear
bash
impugn
bad-mouth
rail
pillory
traduce
pummel
US
derogate
libel
besmirch
pummelled
UK
jump on
stain
nag
put on the mat
blot
stigmatize
US
degrade
belittle
sully
crucify
belabor
US
debase
bag
slash
arraign
harangue
tarnish
give a black eye
rip
shame
stigmatise
UK
run down
belabour
UK
trash
soil
smirch
lower
besmear
injure
blacken
tear a strip off
defile
slap on the wrist
taint
fulminate against
cut up
fault
drag through the mud
drag through the mire
bring into disrepute
spoil
scathe
potshot
damage
do a number on
jump down one's throat
inveigh against
spot
deprecate
deride
blotch
bring discredit to
breathe on
blister
reflect badly on
dispraise
give a piece of one's mind
befoul
yell at
scorch
bring shame upon
cast a slur on
give a bad name
rip up and down
speak ill of
do a hatchet job on
scandalize
US
muckrake
reduce
disrespect
scandalise
UK
cane
lash
light into
rollick
bring shame on
call to account
call on the carpet
denunciate
tar and feather
sling mud at
spread scandal about
fling mud at
run smear campaign
expostulate
incriminate
skewer
rip into
pick holes in
lay down the law
blow up at
go on at
discipline
deplore
slag
exprobate
dis
recriminate
skin
remonstrate
check
embarrass
vituperate against
pull apart
slight
sail into
lay at one's door
hold accountable
insult
hold responsible
find fault
cast aspersions on
give some stick to
take to the woodshed
charge
punish
scorn
execrate
taunt
frame
inculpate
backbite
finger
name
impeach
zing
slang
come down hard on
indict
monish
impute
caution
blemish
brand
take to pieces
undermine
poison
give someone a bad press
pull to pieces
point finger at
talk to
shoot down
tear down
disapprove of
take down
shout at
bite someone's head off
jump all over
assign guilt to
climb all over
show up
bring to book
animadvert on
minimize
US
discount
curse
humiliate
disapprove
proscribe
humble
offend
contemn
sledge
persecute
oppress
animadvert
vilipend
scourge
detract
anathematize
prosecute
gripe about
correct
declaim
hose
minimise
UK
demean
allege
take apart
abase
oppose
argue with
cheapen
preach
disesteem
prejudice
fustigate
ostracize
US
ostracise
UK
maul
foul
trounce
ridicule
sink
give something a bad press
lash out
tax
scapegoat
find lacking
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
dump on
cut to the quick
criticize severely
pick to pieces
complain about
carp about
whine about
cuss out
draw the line
give a going over
tell a thing or two
strongly criticize
snap someone's head off
sound off
lay out
grouch about
have someone on the carpet
quibble about
moan about
grouse about
give one hell
pour scorn on
slap on wrist
rap on knuckles
nitpick over
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
carp at
hit out at
get after
impute blame to
lay blame on
bellyache about
take down a peg
whinge about
hold accountable for
single out
speak to
hold responsible for
condemn for
blame for
beef about
attribute blame to
call out
go after
sound off about
lean on
reprimand severely
exprobrate
refute
attask
chew off
warn
ferule
question
harass
adjure
advise
counsel
threap
visit
reject
criminate
badmouth
moralise
UK
moralize
US
speak
cudgel
slap
shellac
strike
hit
assault verbally
objurate
chew
dress-down
smother
carp
lampoon
disagree with
fry
zap
pile in
rant
blacken someone's reputation
ride
miscall
have words
blackguard
ruin
rake over coals
start on
start in
give tongue-lashing
complain
have words with
rave at
take on
rap across the knuckles
severely reprimand
fulminate
attribute
criticize harshly
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
rebuff
give a hard time
get on
burn one's ears
confront
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
give someone a carpeting
eat out
criticize hatefully
hold someone to blame
complain to
declaim against
charge with
throw the book at
lose one's temper with
give the business
jump down someone's throat
keep after
be rude to
call names
blow off
cut down
swear at
scream at
mete out punishment to
rag on
make an example of
pass strictures upon
nag at
round on
let fly
deflate
browbeat
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
poor-mouth
sling mud
tear to pieces
jump on one's case
go for the jugular
carp on
tear apart
discountenance
storm
rage
come down on like a ton of bricks
give someone stick
criticize strongly
teach a lesson
protest
object
discommend
negate
give a tongue-lashing
be hard on
pick on
rank on
give going-over
give piece of mind
trash-talk
send someone away with a flea in his
lower the boom
give the dickens
yelp
yap
inveigh
bawl
think badly of
express disapprobation
express disapprobation of
stick it to
mortify
abash
bring charges against
not support
sort out
call over the coals
bring to account
lash into
chagrin
disconcert
own
throw brickbats at
nitpick about
have at
work over
crack down on
take issue with
bag on
give a bad press to
cavil at
give flak to
look askance
pick apart
make uncomfortable
make someone eat crow
make someone feel ashamed
cut down to size
make a protest to
saddle
hold liable
tear to shreds
snub
rile
growl
assign fault to
lay the blame on
place the blame on
accuse of
shift the blame
pass the buck
lay a guilt trip on
consider guilty of
find guilty of
lay a bad trip on
assign liability to
insinuate
skin alive
cry down
tie into
beat up on
bark at
kick in the teeth
slap in the face
hit where one lives
depreciate
judge
pronounce
adjudge
implicate
declare unfit
send up
put away
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
send up the river
devalue
mudsling
expose
diminish
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
compromise
pin on
put in a bad light
ruin the reputation of
tax with
pooh-pooh
stick on
criticize for
lay at the door of
attribute to
damage someone's reputation
point a
lay the blame on someone for
attribute liability to
lodge complaint
hold answerable for
destroy someone's credibility
detract from
bring into disfavour
show in a bad light
declare guilty
blacken someone's name
censure with
denounce for
dismiss
talk down
kick up a stink about
thunder
give something a battering
scoff at
play down
take exception to
undervalue
make a fuss about
write off
underrate
kick up a fuss about
do down
kiss off
object to
underestimate
challenge
mock
protest against
argue against
raise objections to
take a stand against
kick
trivialize
US
downgrade
dispute
minify
misprize
expostulate about
abominate
trivialise
UK
lash out at
oppose strongly
complain vociferously about
make light of
sneer at
speak out against
treat lightly
hold cheap
demur
fume
vociferate
argue
except
speak out
take exception
gripe
make a stand
lam into
opprobriate
spurn
take issue
disdain
rant about
jeer at
marginalize
US
wade into
lodge a protest against
express disagreement with
nit-pick
dissent
frown upon
rage against
be in opposition to
speak evil of
let fly at
go on about
mouth off about
protest strongly at
animadvert upon
marginalise
UK
pick at
throw mud at
disagree violently with
blacken the name of
spread lies about
sully the reputation of
remonstrate about
blacken the reputation of
speak badly of
conduct a smear campaign against
make a protest against
kick against
be hostile to
laugh off
make a stand against
laugh at
put up a fight against
give someone bondi
complain bitterly about
comminate
satirize
US
give a rough time
take
satirise
UK
heap
rebut
protest strongly
bring under fire
review unfavorably
clobber
destroy
fluff
slog
slug
set upon
controvert
show someone up
sneer
make a protest
expose to ridicule
label
hold up to shame
get angry with
rap knuckles
explode
express strong disapproval of
put hooks in
object strongly to
cut to bits
weigh into
give bad press
look down on
sell short
be against
despise
detest
crush
pass judgment
throw shade
spout
abhor
hit out
cast a slur upon
hate
downcry
comment negatively
loathe
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
downplay
mess with
understate
squash
squelch
regard with disgust
whip
feel aversion to
feel disgust for
poor mouth
pooh pooh
take a swipe at
shoot full of holes
sour grapes
feel revulsion to
demonize
US
dig
jinx
mark down
snipe at
take swipe at
demonise
UK
rave
huff
thunder against
rant and rave
raise objections
kick up
take great exception to
express objections
take a stand
vociferate about
grouse
express disagreement
mind
lodge a protest
express objections to
express disapproval
grumble
be in opposition
moan
quibble
rip up
beef
have a problem
make a fuss
quarrel with
kvetch
grumble about
have a problem with
crab
baulk
UK
balk
US
cross
disavow
disagree
draw the line at
pillorize
frown on
kvetch about
beg to differ
kick up a fuss
be displeased
kick up a stink
raise objection
make an objection
tangle with
make a stink
go-one-on-one
mix it up with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To disgrace or reduce the dignity of
downgrade
degrade
demean
disgrace
humble
humiliate
debase
shame
dishonor
US
abase
dishonour
UK
belittle
denigrate
lower
disparage
sink
reduce
diminish
minimise
UK
minimize
US
prostitute
take down
bring down
cast down
detract from
discredit
chasten
cheapen
devalue
mortify
bring low
embarrass
smirch
foul
abash
crush
cut down to size
discomfit
deflate
subdue
flatten
quash
lessen
squash
bemean
show up
make a fool of
tear down
lower the status of
put to shame
make ashamed
make someone eat humble pie
put down
make someone eat crow
get the better of
have the last laugh on
take down a peg
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
dehumanize
US
dehumanise
UK
bring shame to
deign
condescend
stain
taint
stigmatize
US
sully
stoop
tarnish
besmirch
descend
blacken
scandalize
US
smear
besmear
desecrate
snub
defile
shoot down
slur
stigmatise
UK
scandalise
UK
cut down
expose
own
corrupt
pervert
vitiate
deprave
take the wind out of your sails
show in a bad light
settle someone's hash
warp
debauch
poison
subvert
bastardize
US
profane
deteriorate
demoralize
US
canker
demote
crawl
subjugate
demoralise
UK
bastardise
UK
blot
drag through the mud
reflect badly on
bring into disrepute
slander
bring shame on
give a black eye
damage
drag through the mire
reproach
injure
vilify
derogate
malign
censure
blemish
bring discredit to
calumniate
soil
bring shame upon
give a bad name
libel
spot
traduce
rip
deride
disrespect
undermine
rubbish
knock
do a hatchet job on
tar and feather
decry
spoil
asperse
assail
muckrake
attack
blotch
breathe on
slag off
rip up and down
do a number on
spread scandal about
speak ill of
cast a slur on
bad-mouth
fling mud at
sling mud at
run smear campaign
befoul
drag down
give a bad name to
mar
chagrin
run down
pull down
put in a bad light
cause to lose face
make lose face
harm
blight
depreciate
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
compromise
break
prejudice
reduce the status of
ruin
slam
pan
blister
ridicule
blacken the name of
bring dishonour to
dump on
lower someone's status
lower someone's dignity
badmouth
abuse
demolish
brand
disregard
attaint
mock
brutalize
US
vilipend
disconcert
be prejudicial to
take apart
scorch
blackguard
take to bits
take to pieces
bestialize
cast a slur
cow
impair
lose face
tame
brutalise
UK
make uncomfortable
make someone feel ashamed
poor-mouth
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
sling mud
betray
undervalue
despoil
infect
pollute
vulgarize
US
vulgarise
UK
succumb
dumb down
sell out
hurt
be untrue to oneself
beat down
abandon one's principles
put in one's place
silence
overcome
upset
squelch
fix someone's wagon
put away
bring down a peg
pop one's balloon
make one feel small
make eat dirt
force to eat humble pie
put one away
strike dumb
cut to the quick
deface
deform
violate
ravage
disfigure
waste
lower oneself
lower yourself
debase oneself
be reduced
be reduced to
demean oneself
debase yourself
wither
discountenance
confuse
vanquish
downplay
put out of countenance
play down
cause to feel small
cripple
debilitate
devaluate
insult
mudsling
disesteem
cast aspersions on
ruin the reputation of
pooh-pooh
bring into disfavour
blacken someone's name
destroy someone's credibility
damage someone's reputation
more ❯
Verb
▲
To mark out as having a particular (typically negative) quality
brand
stigmatise
UK
stigmatize
US
characterise
UK
characterize
US
denounce
label
discredit
categorise
UK
categorize
US
class
classify
disgrace
expose
mark
vilify
besmirch
describe
identify
pillory
call
name
taint
mark out
accuse of being
label negatively
designate
stamp
tag
Find more words!
Another word for
Opposite of
Meaning of
Rhymes with
Sentences with
Find word forms
Translate from English
Translate to English
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Words starting with
Words ending with
Words containing exactly
Words containing letters
Pronounce
Find conjugations
Find names
From Afrikaans
From Albanian
From Amharic
From Arabic
From Armenian
From Azerbaijani
From Basque
From Belarusian
From Bengali
From Bosnian
From Bulgarian
From Catalan
From Cebuano
From Chichewa
From Chinese
From Corsican
From Croatian
From Czech
From Danish
From Dutch
From Esperanto
From Estonian
From Farsi
From Filipino
From Finnish
From French
From Frisian
From Galician
From Georgian
From German
From Greek
From Gujarati
From Haitian Creole
From Hausa
From Hebrew
From Hindi
From Hmong
From Hungarian
From Icelandic
From Igbo
From Indonesian
From Irish
From Italian
From Japanese
From Javanese
From Kannada
From Kazakh
From Khmer
From Korean
From Kurdish
From Kyrgyz
From Lao
From Latin
From Latvian
From Lithuanian
From Luxembourgish
From Macedonian
From Malagasy
From Malay
From Malayalam
From Maltese
From Maori
From Marathi
From Mongolian
From Burmese
From Nepali
From Norwegian
From Polish
From Portuguese
From Punjabi
From Romanian
From Russian
From Samoan
From Scots Gaelic
From Serbian
From Sesotho
From Shona
From Sinhala
From Slovak
From Slovenian
From Somali
From Spanish
From Sundanese
From Swahili
From Swedish
From Tajik
From Tamil
From Telugu
From Thai
From Turkish
From Ukrainian
From Urdu
From Uzbek
From Vietnamese
From Welsh
From Xhosa
From Yiddish
From Yoruba
From Zulu
To Afrikaans
To Albanian
To Amharic
To Arabic
To Armenian
To Azerbaijani
To Basque
To Belarusian
To Bengali
To Bosnian
To Bulgarian
To Catalan
To Cebuano
To Chichewa
To Chinese
To Corsican
To Croatian
To Czech
To Danish
To Dutch
To Esperanto
To Estonian
To Farsi
To Filipino
To Finnish
To French
To Frisian
To Galician
To Georgian
To German
To Greek
To Gujarati
To Haitian Creole
To Hausa
To Hebrew
To Hindi
To Hmong
To Hungarian
To Icelandic
To Igbo
To Indonesian
To Irish
To Italian
To Japanese
To Javanese
To Kannada
To Kazakh
To Khmer
To Korean
To Kurdish
To Kyrgyz
To Lao
To Latin
To Latvian
To Lithuanian
To Luxembourgish
To Macedonian
To Malagasy
To Malay
To Malayalam
To Maltese
To Maori
To Marathi
To Mongolian
To Burmese
To Nepali
To Norwegian
To Polish
To Portuguese
To Punjabi
To Romanian
To Russian
To Samoan
To Scots Gaelic
To Serbian
To Sesotho
To Shona
To Sinhala
To Slovak
To Slovenian
To Somali
To Spanish
To Sundanese
To Swahili
To Swedish
To Tajik
To Tamil
To Telugu
To Thai
To Turkish
To Ukrainian
To Urdu
To Uzbek
To Vietnamese
To Welsh
To Xhosa
To Yiddish
To Yoruba
To Zulu
English
French
Afrikaans Word
Albanian Word
Arabic Word
Bengali Word
Chinese Word
Croatian Word
Czech Word
Danish Word
Dutch Word
English Word
Finnish Word
French Word
German Word
Greek Word
Hindi Word
Hungarian Word
Icelandic Word
Indonesian Word
Italian Word
Japanese Word
Korean Word
Latin Word
Malay Word
Malayalam Word
Marathi Word
Nepali Word
Norwegian Word
Polish Word
Portuguese Word
Romanian Word
Russian Word
Serbian Word
Slovak Word
Spanish Word
Swahili Word
Swedish Word
Tamil Word
Telugu Word
Thai Word
Turkish Word
Ukrainian Word
Uzbek Word
Vietnamese Word
Welsh Word
All words
2-letter words
3-letter words
4-letter words
5-letter words
6-letter words
7-letter words
8-letter words
9-letter words
10-letter words
11-letter words
12-letter words
13-letter words
14-letter words
Plural of
Singular of
Past tense of
Present tense of
Verb for
Adjective for
Adverb for
Noun for
Meaning of name
Origin of name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
defame
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Advanced Search
Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Related Words and Phrases
defamation
defamatory
defaming
defamer
defamed
defamers
defamatorily
defamings
defames
defamations
See Also
What is the opposite of defame
?
Sentences with the word defame
Words that rhyme with defame
What is the past tense of defame
?
What is the plural of defame
?
What is the adverb for defame
?
What is the adjective for defame
?
What is the noun for defame
?
Translations for defame
Use our
Synonym Finder
Nearby Words
defamed
defamer
defamers
defames
defame someone's character
defamiliarisation
defamatory
defamatorily
defamations
defamation of character
defamation
defalcators
6-letter Words Starting With
d
de
def
defa
defam
Find Synonyms
defame
go
Word Tools
Finders & Helpers
Apps
More
Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2025
