bad-mouthed

verb

past tense of bad-mouth
as in dismissed
to express scornfully one's low opinion of she promptly bad-mouthed that awful movie to everyone she knew

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad-mouthed
  1. dismissed
  2. minimized
  3. criticized
  4. diminished
  5. disparaged
  6. denigrated
Verb
  • Women’s stories, especially those focused on their desires, have historically been dismissed as unserious, but romance has always had a huge, loyal readership.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Five other felonies were dismissed by prosecutors as part of the plea agreement.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • Politicians listened to the rocket scientists who recommended the concept of a lunar orbit rendezvous because that concept minimized total launch mass.
    — Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Singer minimized that position, arguing that Moskowitz would be unable to counter increasing skepticism among many other Democrats over the government’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of minimized
Verb
  • As Maddox-Evans discussed those topics, a resident criticized the pace of redevelopment and the housing waitlist, demanding an apology for conditions in her home as she was escorted out of the meeting.
    — Nats_syndicator, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Customers have sometimes criticized the approach, arguing the contracts could have started sooner and battling it out in court.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of criticized
Verb
  • Invite more than four, the regular season would be severely diminished and the very structure of the game would crumble.
    — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The political craftsmanship lies in making an agreement sufficiently appealing that neither side feels diminished by wearing it.
    — Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of diminished
Verb
  • Trump has similarly disparaged other federal judges who have ruled against his interests.
    — Miles J. Zaremski, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Clayburn further testified that Gonzalez and her family routinely disparaged Avery in front of his daughter.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of disparaged
Verb
  • Today, some of Nashville’s biggest stars have aligned themselves with (or shrewdly eschewed criticism of) a political movement that has denigrated countless demographic groups, including Punjabi immigrants.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Newsom’s film speaks directly to harm inflicted on young women who are routinely denigrated on social media and who face constant scrutiny of their appearance and comportment through online platforms.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of denigrated
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“Bad-mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad-mouthed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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