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malign(verb, law, bad, attack, negative)
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slander(verb, law, bad, attack, negative)
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disparage(verb, charge, bad, slight, criticize)
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traduce(verb, law, bad, attack, negative)
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asperse(verb, law, charge, bad, attack)
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vilify(verb, law, attack, sound, slight)
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abuse(verb, charge, bad, attack, sound)
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libel(verb, phrasal verb, law, attack, criticize)
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calumniate(verb, law, attack, sound, slight)
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defame(verb, law, attack, sound, slight)
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detract(verb, take, bad, lessen, negative)
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gossip(verb, bad, negative, say, scandal)
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bad-mouth(verb, bad, sound, slight, criticize)
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scandalize(verb, bad, negative, say, scandal)
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accuse(verb, bad, negative, say, scandal)
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decry(verb, reduce, sound, withdraw, slight)
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denigrate(verb, charge, slight, abuse, criticize)
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condemn(verb, charge, bad, criticize, scorn)
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revile(verb, sound, slight, criticize, shock)
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slur(verb, law, attack, disparage, belittle)
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APASmart Define. (2015). backbite thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/backbite/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "backbite thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/backbite/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, backbite thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/backbite/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "backbite thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/backbite/thesaurus/synonyms>