Synonyms of calumniate

calumniate 1 of 2

verb

kə-ˈləm-nē-ˌāt 

as in to libel

to make untrue and harmful statements about

the short-lived Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to calumniate the President of the United States

Synonyms & Similar Words

• libel
• smear
• slander
• humiliate
• vilify
• defame
• malign
• discredit
• disgrace
• traduce
• asperse
• denigrate
• blacken
• disparage
• belittle
• shame
• detract
• dishonor
• humble
• disdain
• degrade
• debase
• scorn
• abase

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• honor
• exalt
• commend
• glorify
• applaud
• praise
• respect
• regard
• admire
• esteem
• worship
• adore
• acclaim
• revere
• venerate

calumniation

2 of 2

noun

as in defamation

the making of false statements that damage another's reputation

his campaign's reliance on calumniation seems out of keeping with his claim that he's a new kind of politician

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defamation
• libel
• libelling
• libeling
• defaming
• calumny
• criticism
• smearing
• slander
• vilification
• attack
• abuse
• blackening
• character assassination
• traducing
• censure
• contempt
• maligning
• vilifying
• smear
• malice
• aspersing
• aspersion
• denunciation
• innuendo
• maliciousness
• invective
• mud
• backbiting
• disdain
• vituperation
• detraction
• spite
• scorn
• spitefulness
• denigration
• disparagement
• malignancy
• malevolence
• malignity
• venom
• hatefulness
• hatchet job
• belittlement
• meanness
• viciousness
• muck
• spleen
• nastiness
• despite
• cattiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• commendation
• esteem
• respect
• acclaim
• applause
• honor
• worship
• flattery
• adoration
• accolade
• reverence
• adulation
• veneration