Libellous
Libellous adjective - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.
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Synonyms for Libellous
Maligning and libellous are semantically related. in defamatory topic. In some cases you can use "Maligning" instead an adjective "Libellous".
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Related pairs
- offensive and libellous
- offensive and maligning
- opprobrious and libellous
- opprobrious and maligning
- insulting and libellous
- insulting and maligning
- disparaging and libellous
- disparaging and maligning
- scurrilous and libellous
- scurrilous and maligning
- abusive and libellous
- abusive and maligning
- scandalous and libellous
- scandalous and maligning
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Maligning and Libellous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/libellous/maligning
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Maligning or Libellous. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/libellous/maligning.
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