Synonyms of slurs

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noun

plural of slur

1

as in insults

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings

a rowdy group of patrons was kicked out of the theater for shouting slurs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insults
• sarcasms
• outrages
• epithets
• indignities
• barbs
• slights
• affronts
• names
• attacks
• darts
• slaps
• offenses
• brickbats
• digs
• taunts
• personalities
• dises
• put-downs
• pokes
• disgraces
• criticisms
• cuts
• jeers
• invectives
• sneers
• gibes
• catcalls
• girds
• abuses
• vituperations
• quips
• shames
• mocks
• disapprovals
• swipes
• tortures
• knocks
• torments
• dishonors
• slams
• opprobriums

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliments
• praises
• commendations
• accolades
• acclaim
• flatteries
• applauses
• adulations

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as in stains

a mark of guilt or disgrace

your drunken behavior at the wedding has cast a slur on this family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stains
• taints
• blots
• stigmas
• guilts
• smudges
• shames
• brands
• smirches
• onuses
• disgraces
• spots
• ignominies
• discredit
• corruptions
• infamies
• reproaches
• depravities
• debaucheries
• sins
• immoralities
• dishonors
• black eyes
• vices
• iniquities
• obloquies
• odiums
• disreputes
• opprobriums
• disesteems

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• awards
• honors
• credits
• rights
• purities
• goods
• chastities
• modesties
• glories
• fames
• reputes
• renowns
• honesties
• integrities
• legitimacies
• probities
• rectitudes

slurs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slur

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as in trills

Related Words

• trills
• quavers
• warbles
• croons
• hums
• sharps
• chants
• lilts
• trolls
• scats
• belts
• harmonizes
• yodels
• vocalizes
• carols
• sings
• serenades
• descants

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as in affronts

Related Words

• insults
• affronts
• blasphemes
• disparages
• curses
• slanders
• belittles
• execrates
• profanes
• reviles
• scolds
• harangues
• harasses
• libels
• berates
• imprecates
• bad-mouths
• attacks
• blackguards
• savages
• harries
• vilifies
• abuses
• asperses
• criticizes
• whips
• jumps (on)
• traduces
• excoriates
• assails
• rebukes
• fulminates
• chides
• reprimands
• puts down
• vituperates
• slams
• belabors
• castigates
• bashes
• potshots
• chastises
• blasts
• scathes
• lashes (out)
• lambastes
• laces (into)
• trashes

Dissimilar Words

• praises
• compliments
• commends
• hails
• lauds
• acclaims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slurs

Noun

During the Cape Verde–versus-Argentina game, the YouTuber and Twitch streamer recorded a woman yelling racial slurs at him during the game. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 July 2026

The crew and the two witnesses said one of the three men got out with a dog and then moved aggressively towards the crew while shouting racial slurs targeted at the photographer. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026

Bonner shared screenshots with The Athletic’s Annie Costabile of texts, direct messages and social media comments that included racial slurs and death threats to her family – some of which included her home address. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Thomas, 34, said that in the aftermath of the game she and her family have been threatened and that she has been called racial slurs. — Henderson Hewes, ABC News, 1 July 2026

My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates. — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Last year, contestants Cierra Ortega and Yulissa Escobar were dismissed from the show for their use of racist slurs. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

One of the suspects directed a dog to attack a 54-year-old man while yelling slurs, police said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026

In last year’s Season 7, two contestants, Yulissa Escobar and Cierra Ortega, were also caught using racial slurs and had to exit the Villa. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 28 June 2026