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
Slanderous and slighting are semantically related. in insulting topic. In some cases you can use "Slanderous" instead an adjective "Slighting".
Slanderous
Slanderous adjective - Causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name.
Slighting and slanderous are semantically related. You can use "Slighting" instead an adjective "Slanderous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- offensive and slighting
- offensive and slanderous
- opprobrious and slighting
- opprobrious and slanderous
- insulting and slighting
- insulting and slanderous
- scornful and slighting
- scornful and slanderous
- contemptuous and slighting
- contemptuous and slanderous
- deprecatory and slighting
- deprecatory and slanderous
- disparaging and slighting
- disparaging and slanderous
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