All denigrate synonyms
den·i·grate
D d verb denigrate
- impugn — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- defame — If someone defames another person or thing, they say bad and untrue things about them.
- slander — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- vilify — to speak ill of; defame; slander.
- besmirch — If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true.
- blister — A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.
- knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- revile — to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- traduce — to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.
- scandalize — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- blacken — To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
- asperse — to spread false rumours about; defame
- decry — If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
- roast — to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven.
- libel — the false accusation that Jews murder Christian children to use their blood in religious rituals: blood libels that spread throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
- calumniate — to slander
- put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- run down — melted or liquefied: run butter.
- tear down — to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- dis — lady; woman.
- rip up — tear to pieces
- degrade — Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
- belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
- malign — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- depreciate — If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- scandalise — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- stigmatise — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
- stigmatize — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
- insult — to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.