Synonyms of aspersions

aspersions

noun

plural of aspersion

as in criticisms

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

• criticisms
• darts
• attacks
• calumnies
• insinuations
• insults
• names
• imputations
• contempts
• slanders
• barbs
• indignities
• libels
• innuendos
• outrages
• sarcasms
• defamations
• brickbats
• slights
• epithets
• censures
• slurs
• affronts
• denunciations
• vilifications
• malices
• character assassinations
• disdains
• digs
• personalities
• girds
• slaps
• muds
• offenses
• dises
• venoms
• smears
• pokes
• calumniations
• invectives
• vituperations
• put-downs
• blackenings
• cuts
• detractions
• disparagements
• abuses
• scorns
• hatchet jobs
• malignancies
• denigrations
• muck
• spites
• spleens
• malignities
• malevolences
• belittlements
• despites

Dissimilar Words

• commendations
• acclaim
• praises
• accolades
• respects
• applauses
• honors
• flatteries
• adulations
• reverences
• adorations
• worships
• esteems
• venerations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aspersions

Its projections also don’t cast any aspersions on when a fiscal crisis—if any—might occur, though members of Congress might ask. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

The Tigers’ middling performance against Troy and sloppy play in spurts has cast some aspersions on their aspirations. — Pj Green september 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Who might emerge as the provocateur of the Premier League touchline and who might cast dark aspersions in press conferences? — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Amid aspersions and attack ads, the pair nearly came to blows at a community debate. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026

Not Calvin Klein casting gay aspersions! — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026

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