slanderous

adjective

Definition of slanderousnext
as in libelous
causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name made slanderous comments about his opponent's military record

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slanderous
  1. libelous
  2. erroneous
  3. incorrect
  4. unfavorable
Adjective
  • In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Robinson was sentenced late last year to a year and a half in prison due to violating a court order prohibiting him from repeating libelous allegations about a Syrian refugee, and Musk has been calling for his release.
    Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of libelous
Adjective
  • Fame-first culture is particularly rampant among younger generations who have bought into the idea that fame signals value—an erroneous inference that a person who is well-known for something must have achieved something.
    Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • That conviction was overturned by the 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals in 2011, which cited erroneous and confusing jury instructions as the reason for reversing the ruling, per Cleveland.com.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of erroneous
Adjective
  • According to a recent Prosper Insights & Analytics survey, 30% of workers are concerned with AI hallucinations, which is when AI generates incorrect information as a result of poor training or inaccurate assumptions.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Approximately 780,000 incorrect charges totaling over 2 billion forints ($5.43 million) in one night.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of incorrect
Adjective
  • Governments, meanwhile, may use their powers over information to suppress unfavorable narratives: laws originally aimed at misinformation, many enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, can hinder free expression.
    Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Already, President-elect Donald Trump and his cabinet have threatened legacy media with defamation lawsuits for unfavorable coverage.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of unfavorable
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