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
Spiteful and defamatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spiteful" instead an adjective "Defamatory".
Spiteful
Spiteful adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Defamatory and spiteful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defamatory" instead an adjective "Spiteful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and defamatory
- mean and spiteful
- offensive and defamatory
- offensive and spiteful
- hateful and defamatory
- hateful and spiteful
- opprobrious and defamatory
- opprobrious and spiteful
- scornful and defamatory
- scornful and spiteful
- sarcastic and defamatory
- sarcastic and spiteful
- abusive and defamatory
- abusive and spiteful
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Spiteful and Defamatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defamatory/spiteful
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Spiteful or Defamatory. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defamatory/spiteful.
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