Synonyms of vilifying

vilifying 1 of 3

noun

as in defamation

the making of false statements that damage another's reputation

the nonstop vilifying had the effect of making some people sympathetic to the victim

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

vilifying

2 of 3

adjective

as in insulting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insulting
• maligning
• demeaning
• slandering
• disparaging
• defamatory
• calumnious
• libelous
• slanderous
• degrading
• libellous
• derogatory
• pejorative
• uncomplimentary
• contemptuous
• scornful
• belittling
• decrying
• malign
• abusive
• deprecatory
• depreciatory
• disdainful
• slighting
• scurrilous
• opprobrious
• denigratory
• malicious
• malignant
• derisory
• aspersing
• virulent
• hateful
• spiteful
• malevolent
• derogative
• unkind
• denigrative
• depreciative
• cruel
• catty
• detractive
• critical
• denunciatory
• envious
• jealous
• despiteful
• mean
• resentful
• rancorous
• acrimonious
• venomous
• caustic
• jaundiced
• scathing
• bitter
• denunciative
• nasty
• acrid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laudatory
• complimentary
• positive
• approving
• admiring
• commendatory
• adulatory
• friendly
• respectful
• applauding
• sympathetic
• laudative
• appreciative
• warm
• kind
• kindly
• kindhearted
• warmhearted
• unmalicious

vilifying

3 of 3

verb

present participle of vilify

as in smearing

to make untrue and harmful statements about

claimed that she had been vilified by the press because of her conservative views

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smearing
• libelling
• libeling
• maligning
• slandering
• disgracing
• defaming
• discrediting
• humiliating
• shaming
• denigrating
• calumniating
• belittling
• disparaging
• traducing
• blackening
• aspersing
• detracting
• dishonoring
• degrading
• disdaining
• debasing
• humbling
• scorning
• abasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• honoring
• exalting
• praising
• glorifying
• commending
• respecting
• applauding
• admiring
• regarding
• acclaiming
• worshiping
• worshipping
• adoring
• esteeming
• revering
• venerating