Approving and Defamatory

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Approving adjective - Expressing approval.

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Defamatory is an antonym for approving.

Defamatory adjective - Causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name.

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Approving is an antonym for defamatory in libelous topic.

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Defamatory and Approving. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approving/defamatory

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