Correct and Defamatory

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Correct adjective - Being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard.

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Defamatory is an antonym for correct.

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

Usage example: defamatory remarks that were published in the newspaper

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Correct is an antonym for defamatory.

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

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