Synonyms for slander
ˈslæn dər

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1. slander(noun)

   words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

   Synonyms:
   denigration, calumny, aspersion, defamation

2. aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration(verb)

   an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

   Synonyms:
   hatchet job, calumniation, calumny, sprinkling, traducement, obloquy, defamation, belittling, deprecation, denigration, aspersion, slur

3. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch(verb)

   charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

   "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

   Synonyms:
   besmirch, smudge, asperse, maculate, taint, smear, smutch, calumniate, tarnish, denigrate, minimize, blur, defile, sully, stain, daub, smirch, defame, corrupt, belittle, cloud, derogate

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1. slander(verb)

   Synonyms:
   libel, defame

2. slander(verb)

   to utter a slanderous statement

   Synonyms:
   defame, libel

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1. slander

   To slander a person is to utter a false and injurious report concerning him; to defame is specifically and directly to attack one's reputation; to defame by spoken words is to slander, by written words, to libel. To asperse is, as it were, to bespatter with injurious charges; to malign is to circulate studied and malicious attacks upon character; to traduce is to exhibit one's real or assumed traits in an odious light; to revile or vilify is to attack with vile abuse. To disparage is to represent one's admitted good traits or acts as less praiseworthy than they would naturally be thought to be, as for instance, by ascribing a man's benevolence to a desire for popularity or display. To libel or slander is to make an assault upon character and repute that comes within the scope of law; the slander is uttered, the libel written, printed, or pictured. To backbite is to speak something secretly to one's injury; to calumniate is to invent as well as utter the injurious charge. One may "abuse," "assail," or vilify another to his face; he asperses, calumniates, slanders, or traduces him behind his back.

   Synonyms:
   asperse, backbite, calumniate, decry, defame, depreciate, disparage, libel, malign, revile, traduce, vilify

   Antonyms:
   defend, eulogize, extol, laud, praise, vindicate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. slander

   Synonyms:
   asperse, defame, calumniate, vilify, abuse, scandalize, traduce, belittle, blacken

   Antonyms:
   praise, laud, honor, vindicate, defend, panegyrize, eulogize, shield, commend

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. slander(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   defame, calumniate, vilify, scandalize, decry, reproach, malign, traduce, brand, blacken, asperse, backbite, libel, lampoon, satirize, run down, inveigh against

2. slander(n.)

   Synonyms:
   defamation (maliciously uttered), CALUMNY, aspersion, detraction, backbiting, scandal, obloquy, libel, lampoon

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. slander(n)

   Synonyms:
   defamation, calumny, aspersion, libel, vilification, scandal, abuse, traducement, backbiting, roorback, vituperation

2. slander(v)

   Synonyms:
   malign, defame, traduce, asperse, vilify, calumniate, backbite, scandalize, libel

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1. List of paraphrases for "slander":

   defamation, libel, calumny, defame, vilification, slur, malign, denigration, smear

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How to use slander in a sentence?

1. Saadi Shirazi:

   When a base fellow cannot vie with another in merit he will attack him with malicious slander.

2. The Russia probe Trump:

   After three years of lies, smears and slander, the Russia hoax is finally dead the collusion delusion is over.

3. Ted Cruz:

   That pledge was not a blanket commitment that if you go and slander and attack [ my wife ], that I'm going to nonetheless come like a servile puppy dog and say thank you very much for maligning my wife and maligning my father.

4. Mark Twain:

   It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you: the one to slander you, and the other to bring the news to you.

5. Mark Twain:

   It takes your enemy and your friend,working together,to hurt you to your heart:the one to slander you and the other to bring the news to you.

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