Synonyms for slur
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1. slurnoun

   (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato

   Synonyms:
   smear, spot, blot, aspersion, smudge, smirch, daub

2. aspersion, slurnoun

   a disparaging remark

   "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"

   Synonyms:
   smear, daub, smudge, spot, calumny, sprinkling, defamation, denigration, aspersion, smirch, blot, slander

3. smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slurverb

   a blemish made by dirt

   "he had a smudge on his cheek"

   Synonyms:
   smudge, bit, patch, dapple, office, speckle, pip, touch, cytosmear, place, smear, aspersion, daub, fleck, cytologic smear, maculation, post, stain, malignment, position, smirch, vilification, billet, blot, spotlight, spot, point, situation, berth, topographic point

4. slurverb

   play smoothly or legato

   "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"

   Synonyms:
   blur, dim

5. slurverb

   speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur

   "your comments are slurring your co-workers"

   Synonyms:
   blur, dim

6. slurverb

   utter indistinctly

   Synonyms:
   blur, dim

7. blur, dim, slurverb

   become vague or indistinct

   "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

   Synonyms:
   smear, glaze over, smudge, blur, blear, dip, dim, obnubilate, obscure, blind, confuse, film over, smutch

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slurverb

   Synonyms:
   reproach, traduce, asperse, disparage, speak of slightingly or disrespectfully

2. slurverb

   Synonyms:
   disregard, slight, pass by, pass over, gloss over, slur over

3. slurnoun

   Synonyms:
   reproach, stigma, stain, brand

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. slurnoun

   Synonyms:
   stain, mark, innuendo, reproach, brand

2. slurverb

   Synonyms:
   soil, sully, disparage, traduce, asperse, blur, mackle

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1. List of paraphrases for "slur":

   insinuation, slander, calumny, insult, innuendo, affront, defamation, libel

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How to use slur in a sentence?

1. Bernie Sanders:

   Let me be clear. I do understand that I and other progressives will face massive attacks from those who attempt to use the socialism as a slur. But I should also tell Franklin Delano Roosevelt, that I have faced and overcome these attacks for decades and I am not the only one.

2. Tara Houska:

   Greeting indigenous Code Talkers in front of that portrait, knowing Andrew Jackson is responsible for the Trail of Tears, is disrespectful -- it's worse than that. It's appallingly out of touch, this isn't the first time he's attempted to slur Elizabeth Warren by calling her Pocahontas, who was a real person, and he diminished an entire demographic of native women to a single figure in history who's been largely fetishized and whose traumatic story has been whitewashed by the American narrative.

3. Aisha Odom:

   Calling someone a horrible racial slur and telling them to kill themselves is totally OK with Facebook Messenger.

4. Aaron Donald:

   I’ve been having a little fun tonight, so if I slur my words, I apologize, we world champions, that’s what it’s all about. All that hard work we put into it, all that strain … all the ups and downs, being here with you guys, I dreamed about this for so long.

5. Hank Azaria:

   I was speaking at my son's school, I was talking to the Indian kids there because I wanted to get their input, a 17-year-old...he's never even seen 'The Simpsons' but knows what Apu means. It's practically a slur at this point. All he knows is that is how his people are thought of and represented to many people in this country.