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Libellous

Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.

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📖 Definitions of "Libellous"

adjective

1
Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
"The accusation was libelous, full of falsehoods, spite and malice."
2
Meeting the legal standards for libel.
"The court found the statement was not libelous because it was true."

🔄 Synonyms of "Libellous"

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.
defamatory	Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.
slanderous	(of something said) Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.
denigrating	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrative	Synonym of denigratory.
calumniatory	Containing calumny; slanderous.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Libellous"

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

Word	Definition
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.
calumniatory	Containing calumny; slanderous.
calumnious	Possessing the traits of calumny.
denigrative	Synonym of denigratory.
denigratorynoun	Tending to denigrate.
harmful	Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
denigrating	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
smearnoun	(transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
libelnoun	(countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
scurrilous	(of language) Coarse, vulgar, or abusive.
libelsnoun	(countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
libellernoun	One who libels.
defamationsnoun	The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
defamationnoun	The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
seditious	Of, related to, or being involved in sedition.
vituperative	Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.
scandalous	Of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal; regarded as so immoral or wrong as to be extremely disgraceful; despicable, shameful.
libelernoun	One who libels.