Synonyms for defamatory
dɪˈfæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr idefam·a·to·ry

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1. calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderousadjective

   (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

   Synonyms:
   denigrative, libellous, calumniatory, slanderous, denigratory, libelous, denigrating, calumnious

   Antonyms:
   harmless

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1. defamatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   slanderous, calumnious, libellous, abusive

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1. defamatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   slanderous, calumnious, libellous, vituperative, contumelious

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1. List of paraphrases for "defamatory":

   slanderous, libelous, libellous, smear

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1. Jon Fetterrolf:

   Her basis for filing a protection order is nonexistent, fraudulent, and deliberately omits key facts, information, and her own relevant communications. Any allegations that the pair’s encounters were not 100% consensual are baseless, defamatory, and will be refuted to the fullest extent of the law.

2. George Santos:

   George Santos represents the kind of progress than the Left is so threatened by – a gay, Latino, first generation American and Republican who won a Biden district in overwhelming fashion by showing everyday voters that there is a better option than the broken promises and failed policies of the Democratic Party. After four years in the public eye, and on the verge of being sworn in as a member of the Republican led 118th Congress, the New York Times launches this shotgun blast of attacks, it is no surprise that Congressman-elect Santos has enemies at the New York Times who are attempting to smear his good name with these defamatory allegations. As Winston Churchill famously stated, ‘You have enemies? Good. It means that you’ve stood up for something, sometime in you life,'.

3. James Deen:

   I want to assure my friends, fans and colleagues that these allegations are both false and defamatory, i respect women and I know and respect limits both professionally and privately.

4. Catharine MacKinnon:

   There is no backlash without a frontlash, anytime abusers don't get away with violating us without consequences, it will be called' bias' or' lack of due process.' Anytime we say what he did, making perpetrators look like who and what they are, it will be called' defamatory'.

5. Mark Sableman:

   I think defendants in modern defamation cases are likely to point to the vitriolic no-holes-barred nature of modern social media, cable TV, and political discourse, in contending that many words and accusations formerly considered defamatory are now understood only as mere opinions, not factual assertions.