Defamatory and True

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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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True is an antonym for defamatory.

True adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

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Defamatory is an antonym for true.

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True and Defamatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defamatory/true

Defamatory & True. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defamatory/true>.

True or Defamatory. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defamatory/true.

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