Commendatory and Slanderous

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Commendatory adjective - Expressing approval.

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Slanderous is an antonym for commendatory.

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

Usage example: made slanderous comments about his opponent's military record

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Commendatory is an antonym for slanderous.

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Slanderous and Commendatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/commendatory/slanderous

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