Tout and Vilify

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Tout verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

Usage example: statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure

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Vilify is an antonym for tout.

Nearby Words: touted, touting

Vilify verb - To make untrue and harmful statements about.

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Tout is an antonym for vilify.

Nearby Words: vile, vilification, vilified, vilifying

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Vilify and Tout. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/tout/vilify

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