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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
  • Challenges to Essayli’s position were brought in several criminal cases, with defense lawyers arguing that charges filed under his watch are invalid and should be dismissed.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • One of them, dismissed Sooners quarterback Chris Robison, was the MVP of the 2019 Conference USA championship, Kiffin’s second league title in three seasons.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • The most common complaint, reported by one-third of women, was that providers minimized or dismissed their symptoms or pain.
    — Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Late Season Snow is inevitable in elk country and is usually the factor that triggers migration, although lately several years of mild weather have minimized elk movement.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of minimized
Verb
  • Vance also criticized border policy under former President Joe Biden while praising deportations.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The report was heavily criticized for failing to assign blame or identify specific evacuation failures, but officials have said that wasn’t the goal of the McChrystal Group review.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of criticized
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  • With one franchise leader gone and another diminished, a Red Wings era — and arguably multiple eras — has ended.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • If one leaves, the other, diminished in solitude, cannot long survive alone.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of diminished
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  • Obviously designed to give LSU an advantage by adding more physically advanced and developed players, that tactic was immediately disparaged by opposing coaches, NFL coaches and, more importantly, the SEC itself.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Never mind that she will be disparaged if her lips remain plain or her lashes lack the necessary coat of mascara, that caterpillar thickness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of disparaged
Verb
  • 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
  • Excluded from jobs and housing, some of these new arrivals had turned to Islam as a welcoming alternative to the white society that denigrated them.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 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 19 Sep. 2026.

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