Ad hominem
Ad hominem adjective - Appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason).
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Synonyms for Ad hominem
Slanderous attack and ad hominem are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slanderous attack" instead a noun phrase "Ad hominem".
Slanderous attack
Ad hominem and slanderous attack are semantically related. You can use "Ad hominem" instead a noun phrase "Slanderous attack".
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Related pairs
- smear and ad hominem
- smear and slanderous attack
- vituperation and ad hominem
- vituperation and slanderous attack
- character assassination and ad hominem
- character assassination and slanderous attack
- revilement and ad hominem
- revilement and slanderous attack
- scurrility and ad hominem
- scurrility and slanderous attack
- blackening and ad hominem
- blackening and slanderous attack
- traducement and ad hominem
- traducement and slanderous attack
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