Defamatory and Objectionable

Defamatory

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

Objectionable and defamatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Objectionable" instead an adjective "Defamatory".

Objectionable

Objectionable adjective - Provoking or likely to provoke protest.

Defamatory and objectionable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defamatory" instead an adjective "Objectionable".

Nearby Word: objection
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