Synonyms of aspersion

aspersion

noun

as in criticism

an unfair criticism or false accusation meant to damage another's reputation

Let's keep the debate focused on the issues and try to avoid casting aspersions on one another.

I don't mean to cast aspersions on his integrity, but I'm not sure I'd trust him with the money.

Related Words

• criticism
• dart
• attack
• calumny
• contempt
• name
• insinuation
• insult
• malice
• censure
• imputation
• innuendo
• slur
• barb
• sarcasm
• defamation
• affront
• libel
• brickbat
• epithet
• indignity
• outrage
• slander
• vilification
• slight
• denunciation
• disdain
• blackening
• smearing
• dis
• slap
• personality
• mud
• venom
• maligning
• aspersing
• offense
• character assassination
• defaming
• smear
• traducing
• calumniation
• libeling
• vilifying
• vituperation
• detraction
• poke
• gird
• invective
• backbiting
• put-down
• scorn
• hatchet job
• disparagement
• dig
• abuse
• denigration
• belittlement
• cut
• spite
• spitefulness
• maliciousness
• malevolence
• malignity
• muck
• hatefulness
• meanness
• malignancy
• viciousness
• spleen
• despite
• nastiness
• cattiness

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aspersion

But in the end, their stories were deeper than the aspersions cast upon them. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025

And in mid-century America, there were so many aspersions to be cast! — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025

Their online parlance is punctuated by empty enthusiasms, vicious aspersions, and obvious hypocrisies that rarely matter. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025

The entire point of declaring some rock cool is to cast further aspersions on the actual popular rock bands at the time. — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2025

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