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Synonyms for denigrate in English

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denigrate:
- denigrate; blacking
- smear; slander; denigrate; defame; besmirch; smirch; asperse; sully; calumniate; minimize; belittle; derogate; minimise

English

Detailed Synonyms for denigrate in English

denigrate:

denigrate [the ~] noun

the denigrate
the denigrate; the blacking
- denigrate [the ~] noun
- blacking [the ~] noun

denigrate verb

denigrate

– charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone ¹
to smear; to slander; denigrate; to defame; besmirch; smirch; asperse; sully; calumniate
– charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone ¹
- smear verb (smears, smeared, smearing)
- slander verb (slanders, slandered, slandering)
- denigrate verb
- defame verb (defames, defamed, defaming)
  - The journalists have defamed me!¹
- besmirch verb
- smirch verb
- asperse verb
- sully verb
- calumniate verb
denigrate

– cause to seem less serious; play down ¹
to minimize; to belittle; denigrate; derogate; minimise
– cause to seem less serious; play down ¹
- minimize verb, American (minimizes, minimized, minimizing)
- belittle verb (belittles, belittled, belittling)
  - Don't belittle his influence¹
- denigrate verb
- derogate verb
- minimise verb, British

Related Words for "denigrate":

denigrates, denigration

Alternate Synonyms for "denigrate":

minimize; belittle; derogate; disparage; pick at
defame; slander; smirch; asperse; calumniate; smear; sully; besmirch; charge; accuse

Related Definitions for "denigrate":

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone¹
cause to seem less serious; play down¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University