calumniating

The word “calumniating” has 5 syllables: ca-lum-ni-a-ting

It's pronounced as /kəˈlʌm.ni.eɪ.tɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for calumniating?

In the thesaurus, “calumniating” has 48 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for calumniating along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for calumniating

  • abasing
  • aspersing
  • belittling
  • blackening
  • castigating
  • censorious
  • contumelious
  • debasing
  • defamatory
  • defaming
  • degrading
  • denigrating
  • derisive
  • detracting
  • discrediting
  • disdaining
  • disgracing
  • dishonoring
  • disparaging
  • humbling
  • humiliating
  • insolent
  • insulting
  • invective
  • libeling
  • libelling
  • libelous
  • maligning
  • obloquious
  • offensive
  • opprobrious
  • reproachful
  • reviling
  • rude
  • sarcastic
  • scathing
  • scolding
  • scorning
  • scurrilous
  • shaming
  • sharp-tongued
  • slandering
  • slanderous
  • smearing
  • traducing
  • upbraiding
  • vilifying
  • vituperative

Antonyms for calumniating

  • acclaiming
  • admiring
  • adoring
  • applauding
  • commending
  • complimentary
  • esteeming
  • exalting
  • glorifying
  • honoring
  • kind
  • nice
  • praising
  • regarding
  • respectful
  • respecting
  • revering
  • venerating
  • worshiping
  • worshipping

Meanings of calumniating

  • verb
    1. To make hurtful untrue comments about.
    2. To levy a false charge against, especially of a vague offense, with the intent to damage someone's reputation or standing.

Example Sentences

  • The lawsuit was filed against the blogger for calumniating the company's CEO with false information.
  • She was deeply hurt by the accusations of calumniating her character in the community.
  • The politician accused his rival of calumniating him to gain an advantage in the election.
  • The journalist was criticized for calumniating public figures without proper evidence.
  • Calumniating someone based on hearsay can have serious legal and ethical repercussions.

On this page you'll find 68 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to calumniating, such as: abasing, acclaiming, admiring, adoring, applauding, aspersing, belittling.

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Related Words

abusive

  • affronting
  • calumniating
  • castigating
  • censorious
  • coarse
  • contemptuous
  • contumelious
  • crude
  • defamatory
  • derisive
  • dirty
  • disdainful
  • disparaging
  • filthy
  • foul
  • foulmouthed
  • gross
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  • immoderate
  • indecent
  • insolent
  • insulting
  • intemperate
  • invective
  • libellous
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  • malevolent
  • malicious
  • maligning
  • nasty
  • obloquious
  • obscene
  • offending
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  • opprobrious
  • outrageous
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  • potty-mouthed
  • reproachful
  • reviling
  • rude
  • sarcastic
  • scandalous
  • scathing
  • scolding
  • scornful
  • scurril
  • scurrile
  • scurrilous
  • sharp-tongued
  • slanderous
  • spiteful
  • traducing
  • truculent
  • unbridled
  • unrestrained
  • upbraiding
  • vilifying
  • vitriolic
  • vituperative
  • vituperatory
  • vulgar

maligning

  • abasing
  • abominable
  • abuse
  • abusive
  • acrid
  • acrimonious
  • aspersing
  • aspersion
  • aspersive
  • atrocious
  • attack
  • backbiting
  • backstabbing
  • belittlement
  • belittling
  • bitter
  • blackening
  • calumniating
  • calumniation
  • calumniatory
  • calumnious
  • calumny
  • castigating
  • cattiness
  • catty
  • caustic
  • censorious
  • censure
  • character assassination
  • contempt
  • contemptuous
  • contumelious
  • critical
  • criticism
  • cruel
  • crying
  • damage
  • damaging
  • debasing
  • decrying
  • defamation
  • defamatory
  • defaming
  • degrading
  • demeaning
  • denigrating
  • denigration
  • denigrative
  • denigratory
  • denunciation
  • denunciative
  • denunciatory
  • deprecation
  • deprecatory
  • depreciative
  • depreciatory
  • derisive
  • derisory
  • derogation
  • derogative
  • derogatory
  • desperate
  • despicable
  • despite
  • despiteful
  • detestable
  • detracting
  • detraction
  • detractive
  • detractory
  • discrediting
  • discriminatory
  • disdain
  • disdainful
  • disdaining
  • disesteem
  • disgraceful
  • disgracing
  • dishonoring
  • disparagement
  • disparaging
  • envious
  • envying
  • false
  • fault-finding
  • gossiping
  • green-eyed
  • harm
  • hatchet job
  • hateful
  • hatefulness
  • heinous
  • hit
  • humbling
  • humiliating
  • hurt
  • hurting
  • ignominious
  • infamous
  • injuring
  • injurious
  • injury
  • injustice
  • innuendo
  • insinuation
  • insolent
  • insulting
  • invective
  • invidious
  • jaundiced
  • jealous
  • knock
  • libel
  • libeling
  • libelling
  • libellous
  • libelous
  • lie
  • malevolence
  • malevolent
  • malice
  • malicious
  • maliciousness
  • malign
  • malignancy
  • malignant
  • malignity
  • mean
  • meanness
  • minimization
  • minimizing
  • monstrous
  • muck
  • muckraking
  • mud
  • nastiness
  • nasty
  • notorious
  • obloquious
  • obloquy
  • obnoxious
  • odious
  • offending
  • offensive
  • opprobrious
  • outrageous
  • pejorative
  • rancorous
  • red hot
  • reproachful
  • reproaching
  • repugnant
  • resentful
  • revilement
  • reviling
  • ridicule
  • rude
  • running down
  • sarcastic
  • scandal
  • scandalmongering
  • scandalous
  • scathing
  • scolding
  • scorn
  • scornful
  • scorning
  • scurrility
  • scurrilous
  • shameful
  • shaming
  • sharp-tongued
  • shocking
  • slam
  • slander
  • slandering
  • slanderous
  • slighting
  • smear
  • smear campaign
  • smearing
  • spite
  • spiteful
  • spitefulness
  • spleen
  • tale
  • traducement
  • traducing
  • truculent
  • uncomplimentary
  • undesirable
  • unfavorable
  • unflattering
  • unkind
  • unseemly
  • untrue
  • upbraiding
  • venom
  • venomous
  • viciousness
  • vile
  • vilification
  • vilifying
  • virulent
  • vitriolic
  • vituperation
  • vituperative
  • vulgar
  • wrong

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