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 Liman dismissed the countersuit in June 2025, ruling in agreement with Lively's motion that Baldoni's claims of civil extortion, defamation and false light did not hold up legally. —

Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 2 June 2026 And the federal government can’t be sued for defamation. —

Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 June 2026 That prompted Carroll to file a defamation suit. —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 May 2026 Her attorneys argued the defamation complaint is invalid because Ohio’s one-year statute of limitations had expired. —

David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for defamation

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libel

Noun

Zenger was arrested and accused of seditious libel or content that challenged the authority of the state.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
The nation's highest court overturned a libel case against the newspaper, which had run an ad condemning police treatment of civil rights demonstrators in Montgomery, Alabama.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 May 2026