CALUMNIATED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

calumniated

verb

past tense of calumniate

as in libeled

to make untrue and harmful statements about the short-lived Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to calumniate the President of the United States

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When the House Committee smeared me on TV and sent letters chastising Northwestern during the Biden administration, suddenly my Palestine solidarity speech became a fireable offense.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Investigators said two operatives from Russia’s military traveled to Britain under aliases, smeared the poison on the front door of Skripal’s home and boarded a flight back to Moscow.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

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The Fijians were tough and clinical in a huge turnaround from last weekend when they were humiliated by England 73-8 in Liverpool.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
The campaign of strikes, mostly targeting oil refineries and other energy infrastructure, has humiliated the Kremlin, snarled the logistics of its military, and forced many millions of Russians to suffer through rampant shortages of fuel.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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Shunned and disgraced, Francesca handed her baby to the nuns.

— Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Getty Images Six years after disgraced former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan by private jet, hidden inside an audio equipment case, few expected his name to dominate another Nissan shareholders' meeting.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

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