Showing Results for "denigrating"

denigrating

ADJECTIVE

defamatory

Synonyms

STRONGEST

derogatory disparaging injurious insulting

WEAK

abusive calumnious contumelious detracting detractive maligning opprobrious traducing vilifying vituperative

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complimentary

WEAK

approving commending exalting praising

ADJECTIVE

opprobrious

Synonyms

WEAK

abasing calumniatory contemptuous contumelious damaging debasing defamatory defaming depreciative derogative despicable despiteful detractive disgracing dishonoring disparaging humiliating hurting injuring injurious insolent insulting invective libeling malevolent malign malignant maligning notorious offending offensive pejorative reproaching reviling scandalous scurrilous shaming spiteful truculent vile vitriolic vituperative vulgar

Antonyms

WEAK

complimentary flattering kind nice praising

Example Sentences

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Denigrating victims publicly discourages all victims from coming forward.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2017

Denigrating the people they left behind is not exceptional among high achievers from any ethnic group.

From Time Magazine Archive