blackguarding

verb

present participle of blackguard
as in aspersing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguarding
  1. insulting
  2. belittling
  3. disparaging
  4. putting down
  5. vilifying
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  • Trump went to extraordinary efforts to pressure the Fed into lowering, from launching criminal probes into Powell and Governor Lisa Cook, to outright insulting the chair’s intelligence.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • Sigcho-Lopez then turned around to face aldermen sitting in the back row who appeared to be insulting him during the exchange.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Definition of insulting
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  • The remark was meant to be an insult, belittling a company that seemed to care more about hardware profit margins than design and innovation.
    — Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 28 May 2026
  • Meeting a partner’s family can be challenging in any circumstance; anxieties about a family member saying something rude or belittling can only compound that.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Definition of belittling
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  • The president sued the Times last year, accusing it of defaming him, disparaging his reputation and seeking to undermine his 2024 candidacy.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
  • With that, the government cannot make disparaging comments about him, either.
    — Sofi Zeman July 2, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of disparaging
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  • Humanity could be years away from seeing astronauts not just landing on the moon, but putting down roots by living and working on the lunar surface.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The next day on Tuesday, June 30, workers were seen putting down red carpet at Madison Square Garden, per a video posted by Deuxmoi.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of putting down
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  • By vilifying others, Marx could use moral superiority to legally steal from those who had more.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
  • Judge Salas told us vilifying judges is eroding trust in the courts.
    — Heather Abbott, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Definition of vilifying
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“Blackguarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguarding. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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