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  1. slanderousadjective

    Synonyms:
    defamatory, libelous

  2. slanderousadjective

    Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.

    Synonyms:
    defamatory, libelous

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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, defamatory, libellous, calumniatory, denigratory, libelous, denigrating, calumnious

    Antonyms:
    harmless

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  1. slanderousadjective

    Synonyms:
    calumnious, defamatory, libellous, false and malicious

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  1. slanderousadjective

    Synonyms:
    defamatory, malicious, vituperative, calumnious, libellous

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  1. List of paraphrases for "slanderous":

    defamatory, libelous

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How to use slanderous in a sentence?

  1. Glaser Weil:

    At no point in his tenure was there any mention by his superiors or human resources of any misconduct or an inability to adhere to professional conduct, any slanderous accusations to the contrary will be vigorously defended.

  2. Ed Markey:

    Voting rights actually is a precondition for every other issue, since the 2017 letter, I have witnessed a violent attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and a non-stop assault on the integrity of the American election system and democracy, based on slanderous lies about voter fraud and stolen elections.

  3. Unknown:

    Follow the habit of asking, 'How do you know' Never accept opinions as facts. Avoid following free advice. Don't trust information given in a discourteous or slanderous spirit. In asking for information, do not disclose what you wish the information to be.

  4. Raphael Chiche:

    Chris Brown has lodged a complaint with the Paris public prosecutor for slanderous accusations, so that an investigation can be conducted, in particular so that light can be shed on the conditions under which this young woman was brought to lodge a complaint against him and, also, check her motivations.

  5. Doug Collins:

    Democrats are abandoning their duty to confront foreign interference in our elections in favor of drawing out their slanderous campaign against the president.


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