Malicious
Slighting
Slighting adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: slighting remarks about the general lack of musical talent among the contestants
Malicious and slighting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malicious" instead an adjective "Slighting".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- offensive and malicious
- offensive and slighting
- scornful and malicious
- scornful and slighting
- sarcastic and malicious
- sarcastic and slighting
- abusive and malicious
- abusive and slighting
- scathing and malicious
- scathing and slighting
- jealous and malicious
- jealous and slighting
- injurious and malicious
- injurious and slighting
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Slighting and Malicious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/malicious/slighting
Malicious & Slighting. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/malicious/slighting>.
Slighting or Malicious. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/malicious/slighting.
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