Defamatory
Defamatory adjective - Causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name.
Malignant and defamatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malignant" instead an adjective "Defamatory".
Malignant
Malignant adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Defamatory and malignant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defamatory" instead an adjective "Malignant".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and defamatory
- mean and malignant
- foul and defamatory
- foul and malignant
- hateful and defamatory
- hateful and malignant
- opprobrious and defamatory
- opprobrious and malignant
- nasty and defamatory
- nasty and malignant
- vicious and defamatory
- vicious and malignant
- cruel and defamatory
- cruel and malignant
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Malignant and Defamatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defamatory/malignant
Defamatory & Malignant. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defamatory/malignant>.
Malignant or Defamatory. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defamatory/malignant.
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