Synonyms of libelous

libelous

adjective

variants or libellous

as in defamatory

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 & Similar Words

• defamatory
• erroneous
• slanderous
• calumnious
• incorrect
• scandalous
• inaccurate
• false
• unfavorable
• untrue
• malicious
• derogatory
• disparaging
• objectionable
• uncomplimentary
• unflattering
• invidious
• inexact
• hateful
• invalid
• depreciatory
• unsound
• spiteful
• wrong
• denigratory
• malevolent
• detractive
• maligning
• depreciative
• vilifying
• off
• denigrative
• traducing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• favorable
• laudatory
• complimentary
• factual
• accurate
• appreciative
• true
• correct
• valid
• eulogistic
• right
• sound
• hagiographic
• hagiographical
• commendatory
• adulatory
• errorless

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• favorable
• laudatory
• complimentary
• factual
• accurate
• appreciative
• true
• correct
• valid
• eulogistic
• right
• sound
• hagiographic
• hagiographical
• commendatory
• adulatory
• errorless

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