Epithet and Slight

Epithet

Epithet noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.
Usage example: the school has a strict ban against the use of racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual epithets
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Synonyms for Epithet

Slight and epithet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slight" instead a noun "Epithet".

Slight

Slight noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.
Usage example: refused to respond to their petty slights

Epithet and slight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Epithet" instead a noun "Slight".

How words are described

tiny tiny epithet tiny slight
social social epithet social slight
personal personal epithet personal slight
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Slight and Epithet. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/epithet/slight
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Slight or Epithet. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/epithet/slight.
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