All detractory synonyms

adjective detractory

• hateful — arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
• abominable — Something that is abominable is very unpleasant or bad.
• calumnious — of or using calumny
• defamatory — Speech or writing that is defamatory is likely to damage someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
• detestable — If you say that someone or something is detestable, you mean you dislike them very much.
• detracting — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
• detractive — tending or seeking to detract.
• discriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
• green-eyed — jealous; envious; distrustful.
• jealous — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
• libellous — containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.
• libelous — containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.
• maligning — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
• obnoxious — highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.
• odious — deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
• offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
• repugnant — distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
• scandalous — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
• slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
• slighting — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
• undesirable — not desirable or attractive; objectionable: undesirable qualities.
• derogatory — If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
• aspersive — to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
• backbiting — If you accuse someone of backbiting, you mean that they say unpleasant or unkind things about someone who is not present, especially in order to stop them doing well at work.
• calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
• contumelious — rude in a contemptuous way; insulting and humiliating
• debasing — to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
• depreciative — Tending to depreciate (in value etc.).
• disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
• false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
• injurious — harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits.
• invidious — calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks.
• malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
• malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
• opprobrious — conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.
• pejorative — having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
• sarcastic — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
• scurrilous — grossly or obscenely abusive: a scurrilous attack on the mayor.
• untrue — not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
• vituperative — characterized by or of the nature of vituperation: vituperative remarks.
• negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
• deprecatory — expressing disapproval; protesting
• depreciatory — tending to depreciate.
• derisive — A derisive noise, expression, or remark expresses contempt.
• disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
• irreverent — not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: an irreverent reply.
• rude — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
• uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
• unpleasant — not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.
• derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.