DEFAMED Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

defamed

verb

past tense of defame

as in libeled

to make untrue and harmful statements about of course I want to win the election, but I refuse to defame my opponent in order to do so

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as in accused

archaic to make a claim of wrongdoing against so the harmless old woman was defamed of witchcraft

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Recent Examples of defamed Garcia said the ordeal was a misunderstanding and that the restaurant has defamed him. —

Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 Hallivis is represented by Alexander Rufus-Isaacs, an attorney who has filed several suits against Netflix on behalf of people who alleged they were defamed in various shows. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 June 2026 Yet still to this day in Colorado, anyone who questions logging is at best censored, at worst publicly defamed as a liar. —

Josh Schlossberg, Denver Post, 10 May 2026 On June 1, a seven-person jury reached a verdict, deciding that Depp proved ex-wife Heard defamed him. —

Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026 Similar allegations against Roberts-Smith were found credible in a civil court case in 2023 when a judge rejected his claims that newspaper articles defamed him. —

ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 When witnesses are abused and defamed simply for doing their civic duty, their lives are shattered and our entire justice system is put at risk. —

Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 Grigsby, who was hired by Hedspeth last year and fired in February, amended her lawsuit Tuesday to further allege Merritt defamed her in conversations with aldermen as Merritt lobbied to be named commissioner. —

Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 Baldoni, 42, last year countersued, bringing claims against Lively and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, alleging he’d been defamed and extorted and demanding an enormous $400 million in damages. —

Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026

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Over in the next aisle, Gifty Anderson, who typically buys bales from Canada and the United Kingdom, held up a dress smeared with body makeup and tossed it aside without a second thought.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026