Synonyms of calumniation

calumniation

noun

as in defamation

the making of false statements that damage another's reputation

his campaign's reliance on calumniation seems out of keeping with his claim that he's a new kind of politician

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defamation
• libel
• libelling
• libeling
• defaming
• calumny
• criticism
• smearing
• slander
• vilification
• attack
• abuse
• blackening
• character assassination
• traducing
• censure
• contempt
• maligning
• vilifying
• smear
• malice
• aspersing
• aspersion
• denunciation
• innuendo
• maliciousness
• invective
• mud
• backbiting
• disdain
• vituperation
• detraction
• spite
• scorn
• spitefulness
• denigration
• disparagement
• malignancy
• malevolence
• malignity
• venom
• hatefulness
• hatchet job
• belittlement
• meanness
• viciousness
• muck
• spleen
• nastiness
• despite
• cattiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• commendation
• esteem
• respect
• acclaim
• applause
• honor
• worship
• flattery
• adoration
• accolade
• reverence
• adulation
• veneration