Detract
Slander
Slander verb - To make untrue and harmful statements about.
Usage example: for some reason, that newspaper seems determined to slander one particular celebrity
Detract is a synonym for slander in defame topic. You can use "Detract" instead a verb "Slander", if it concerns topics such as depreciate, disparage, make a scandalous remark.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| people | detract people | slander people |
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Slander and Detract. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detract/slander
Detract & Slander. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/detract/slander>.
Slander or Detract. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/detract/slander.
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