Malign and Smearing

Malign verb - To make untrue and harmful statements about.

Smearing and malign are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Smearing" with "Malign", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: malignant, malignity, malignancy, maligning, maligned

Smearing noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.

Malign and smearing are semantically related in tarnish a reputation topic. Sometimes you can use "Malign" instead a verb "Smearing".

Nearby Words: smear, smeared, smeary