DEFAMATIONS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

defamation

noun

ˌde-fə-ˈmā-shən

as in libel

the making of false statements that damage another's reputation accused the newspaper columnist of defamation of character

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Recent Examples of defamation The defamation suit, filed Monday morning in US District Court in the District of Columbia, seeks $250 million in damages. —

Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 Kash Patel doubles down on defamation suit against The Atlantic. —

FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 Families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, who sued Jones for defamation, want the sale to happen. —

Tovia Smith, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026 Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder and Hinckley Allen & Snyder are the two law firms representing the witnesses in the defamation suit. —

Matt Schooley, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for defamation

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libel

Noun

Online filings show Harry and his friend, Mark Dyer, a former trustee at the charity, are being sued for either libel or slander.

— Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The court record shows Harry and Dyer, a former Sentebale trustee, are being sued for libel and slander.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026