Synonyms of vilification

vilification

noun

as in defamation

the making of false statements that damage another's reputation

warned that the constant vilification of candidates for public office was undermining the people's faith in the political system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defamation
• libel
• libelling
• defaming
• libeling
• criticism
• smearing
• calumny
• slander
• abuse
• vilifying
• attack
• censure
• blackening
• contempt
• maligning
• character assassination
• calumniation
• traducing
• smear
• malice
• innuendo
• vituperation
• denunciation
• aspersion
• mud
• aspersing
• denigration
• disdain
• invective
• maliciousness
• scorn
• backbiting
• spite
• detraction
• disparagement
• belittlement
• spitefulness
• venom
• hatefulness
• malignancy
• meanness
• malignity
• hatchet job
• malevolence
• viciousness
• muck
• despite
• spleen
• nastiness
• cattiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• applause
• respect
• acclaim
• commendation
• esteem
• honor
• flattery
• worship
• accolade
• adoration
• reverence
• adulation
• veneration

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• praise
• applause
• respect
• acclaim
• commendation
• esteem
• honor
• flattery
• worship
• accolade
• adoration
• reverence
• adulation
• veneration

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