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libelous

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variants: or libellous

Synonyms & Antonyms of libelous

causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name

libelous statements about a celebrity for which the tabloid was sued

Synonyms for libelous

calumnious,
defamatory,
scandalous,
slanderous

Words Related to libelous

erroneous,
false,
inaccurate,
incorrect,
inexact,
invalid,
off,
unsound,
untrue,
wrong

denigrative,
denigratory,
depreciative,
depreciatory,
derogatory,
detractive,
disparaging,
uncomplimentary,
unfavorable,
unflattering

invidious,
objectionable

maligning,
traducing,
vilifying

hateful,
malevolent,
malicious,
spiteful

Near Antonyms for libelous

appreciative,
complimentary,
favorable

adulatory,
commendatory,
eulogistic,
hagiographic
(also hagiographical),
laudatory

accurate,
correct,
errorless,
factual,
right,
sound,
true,
valid

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“Libelous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libelous. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.

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The first known use of libelous was in 1619

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