Calumnious and Commendatory

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

Usage example: a calumnious campaign ad that went well beyond the negativity to which voters had become so richly accustomed

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Commendatory is an antonym for calumnious.

Commendatory adjective - Expressing approval.

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Calumnious is an antonym for commendatory.

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Commendatory and Calumnious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/calumnious/commendatory

Calumnious & Commendatory. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/calumnious/commendatory>.

Commendatory or Calumnious. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/calumnious/commendatory.

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