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hatchet job

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Synonyms & Antonyms of hatchet job

as in attack, criticism

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for hatchet job

attack,
censure,
criticism,
denunciation

abuse,
invective,
vituperation

contempt,
disdain,
scorn

backbiting,
detraction

belittlement,
denigration,
disparagement

aspersion,
innuendo,
muck,
mud,
smear

cattiness,
despite,
hatefulness,
malevolence,
malice,
maliciousness,
malignancy,
malignity,
meanness,
nastiness,
spite,
spitefulness,
spleen,
venom,
viciousness

aspersing,
blackening,
calumniation,
calumny,
character assassination,
defamation,
defaming,
libel,
libeling
(or libelling),
maligning,
slander,
smearing,
traducing,
vilification,
vilifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for hatchet job

acclaim,
accolade,
applause,
commendation,
praise

esteem,
honor,
respect

adulation,
flattery

adoration,
reverence,
veneration,
worship

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