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Denigrating

To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.

📖 Definitions of "Denigrating"

verb

1
To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
2
To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
"You have no right to denigrate people and things that you have no personal experience with."
3
To blacken.

🔄 Synonyms of "Denigrating"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
harmful	Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
denigratory	Tending to denigrate.
libelous	Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
calumnious	Possessing the traits of calumny.
libellous	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of libelous. [Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.]
defamatory	Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.
slanderous	(of something said) Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.
denigrative	Synonym of denigratory.
calumniatory	Containing calumny; slanderous.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Denigrating"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
calumniatory	Containing calumny; slanderous.
calumnious	Possessing the traits of calumny.
defamatory	Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.
harmful	Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
libellous	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of libelous. [Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.]
libelous	Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
slanderous	(of something said) Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.
appalling	Extremely unfavorable; terrible.
bashingnoun	An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack.
degradingnoun	Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded.
disparagingnoun	Insulting, ridiculing.
distorting	That distorts.
denigrationsnoun	An unfair criticism.
derogatingverb	(transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.
demeaning	Degrading; that degrades.
deridingverb	An act of derision.
disparagesverb	To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
derogateverb	(transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.
disparageverb	To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
derogative	Disparaging; tending or intending to be belittling.