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
  • Jason Melara’s attorney, Andrew Stein, asked the two murder charges be dismissed, telling Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Curtis Rappe there was no evidence his client pointed a gun at Aguilar.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • In 2023, researchers at MIT and elsewhere proposed that the bright white chunks scattered throughout Roman concrete—known as lime clasts and long dismissed as evidence of incomplete mixing—could help explain the material’s self-healing properties.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • In Lunas Campos’ case, officials from the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, initially minimized the incident that led to his death, pointing to his criminal history.
    — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026
  • Context that undermines sensational allegations is minimized.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of minimized
Verb
  • Trump has criticized other NATO members for not helping the US in its war on Iran, personally attacking the leaders of several countries over the issue.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • The attorneys criticized the speed at which the judge conducted the trial, including a court date on a Saturday when several defense witnesses were unavailable.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 July 2026
Definition of criticized
Verb
  • The union said that unresolved complaints made against Hawk and existing climate issues have significantly diminished confidence among many educators.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
  • Mason, 22, is now hailed as a rising superstar, while Bell's championship aspirations may have diminished.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of diminished
Verb
  • In recent months, the president has frequently disparaged Obama’s South Side Chicago presidential library, posting on Truth Social on June 13 an edited picture of its campus turned into a tent camp and the main building depicted as a trash can.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Pro-Cleveland newspapers disparaged Halpin’s character and ran reports that Blaine’s wife was pregnant before they were married.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026
Definition of disparaged
Verb
  • In 2018, the court unequivocally repudiated its wartime decision that denigrated Japanese Americans.
    — Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
  • Butler was one of several key women in the history of environmental restoration who took advantage of the fact that botany was not entirely restricted to men—though this also meant that it was denigrated as a feminine pastime.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Definition of denigrated
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