Calumnious
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
Spiteful and calumnious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spiteful" instead an adjective "Calumnious".
Spiteful
Spiteful adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Calumnious and spiteful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Calumnious" instead an adjective "Spiteful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unpleasant and calumnious
- unpleasant and spiteful
- offensive and calumnious
- offensive and spiteful
- hateful and calumnious
- hateful and spiteful
- opprobrious and calumnious
- opprobrious and spiteful
- scornful and calumnious
- scornful and spiteful
- sarcastic and calumnious
- sarcastic and spiteful
- abusive and calumnious
- abusive and spiteful
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Spiteful and Calumnious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/calumnious/spiteful
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Spiteful or Calumnious. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/calumnious/spiteful.
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