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Libelous

/ˈlaɪ.bəl.əs/

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

📖 Definitions of "Libelous"

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."

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
harmful	Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
denigratory	Tending to denigrate.
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.
denigrating	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrative	Synonym of denigratory.
calumniatory	Containing calumny; slanderous.

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

Word	Definition
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.
calumniatory	Containing calumny; slanderous.
calumnious	Possessing the traits of calumny.
denigratory	Tending to denigrate.
denigrative	Synonym of denigratory.
harmful	Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
denigrating	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
injurious	Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
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.
disgraceful	Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
backbitingnoun	The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
disparaging	Insulting, ridiculing.
detrimental	Causing damage or harm.
malignant	Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
infamous	Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
prejudicial	Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
damnous	(law) Causing harm or detriment.
meannoun	(now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.