All libelous synonyms
li·bel·ous
L l adj libelous
- derogatory — If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
- 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.
- defamatory — Speech or writing that is defamatory is likely to damage someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
- disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- 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.
- calumnious — of or using calumny
- contumelious — rude in a contemptuous way; insulting and humiliating
- vituperative — characterized by or of the nature of vituperation: vituperative remarks.
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- aspersive — to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- debasing — to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
- detracting — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
- maligning — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
adjective libelous
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- unfounded — without foundation; not based on fact, realistic considerations, or the like: unfounded suspicions.
- depreciative — Tending to depreciate (in value etc.).
- detractory — (now rare) That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory.