Decrying
Decrying adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: the usual decrying remarks about the clothes that the stars wore to the awards ceremony
Slandering and decrying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slandering" instead an adjective "Decrying".
Nearby Word: decried
Slandering
Decrying and slandering are semantically related. You can use "Decrying" instead an adjective "Slandering".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- deprecatory and decrying
- deprecatory and slandering
- depreciative and decrying
- depreciative and slandering
- disparaging and decrying
- disparaging and slandering
- degrading and decrying
- degrading and slandering
- slanderous and decrying
- slanderous and slandering
- derogatory and decrying
- derogatory and slandering
- maligning and decrying
- maligning and slandering
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