Synonyms for defamatory
dɪˈfæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr idefam·a·to·ry

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1. calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderousadjective

   (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

   Synonyms:
   denigrative, libellous, calumniatory, slanderous, denigratory, libelous, denigrating, calumnious

   Antonyms:
   harmless

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1. defamatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   slanderous, calumnious, libellous, abusive

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1. defamatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   slanderous, calumnious, libellous, vituperative, contumelious

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1. List of paraphrases for "defamatory":

   slanderous, libelous, libellous, smear

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1. Jon Fetterrolf:

   Her basis for filing a protection order is nonexistent, fraudulent, and deliberately omits key facts, information, and her own relevant communications. Any allegations that the pair’s encounters were not 100% consensual are baseless, defamatory, and will be refuted to the fullest extent of the law.

2. Joseph Murray:

   It is no surprise that Congressman-elect Santos has enemies at the New York Times who are attempting to smear his good name with these defamatory allegations. As Winston Churchill famously stated, ‘You have enemies? Good. It means that you’ve stood up for something, sometime in you life,'.

3. Paul Callan:

   Even good defamation cases are hard to win in court, because of the discovery involved and proving actual damages. But this case, I think, is going to be extraordinarily difficult, the defense will be that this is simply an expression of opinion by the President, which he's allowed to express, and that is considered non-defamatory under defamation law.

4. Deidre Berger:

   The defamatory attacks are attempts by Turkish and Egyptian national religious authorities to crush newer forms of religious expression that bridge tradition with democratic values of equality.

5. Britney Spears:

   Britney was the family's breadwinner, and she also otherwise supported you. Publicly airing false or fantastical grievances is wrong, especially when designed to sell books. It is also potentially unlawful and defamatory.