Aspersing
Aspersing noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.
Usage example: she has refused to take part in the mean-spirited aspersing in which so many political candidates indulge
Invective
Invective noun - Harsh insulting language.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- attack and aspersing
- attack and invective
- offensive and aspersing
- offensive and invective
- opprobrious and aspersing
- opprobrious and invective
- insulting and aspersing
- insulting and invective
- criticism and aspersing
- criticism and invective
- abuse and aspersing
- abuse and invective
- scorn and aspersing
- scorn and invective
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Invective and Aspersing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aspersing/invective
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Invective or Aspersing. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/aspersing/invective.
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