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Synonyms & Antonyms of pejorative
intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value
- the reviewer used the pejorative word "versifier" to refer to the writer, whose poems had struck a responsive chord with the general public
Synonyms for pejorative
Words Related to pejorative
- aspersing,
- calumnious,
- defamatory,
- insulting,
- libelous
- (or libellous),
- maligning,
- slandering,
- slanderous,
- vilifying
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“Pejorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pejorative. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of pejorative was in 1882
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