Synonyms|141Antonyms|10|Broader|2Narrower|1Related|43
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darkening(noun, verb, adjective, darkening)
4
besmearing(verb, slandering)
4
besmirching(verb, slandering)
4
denigrating(verb, slandering)
4
tarnishing(verb, slandering)
4
vilifying(verb, slandering)
3
blacken
3
character assassination(noun, expression, idiom, reputation)
3
defaming(verb, slandering)
3
shading(verb, darkening)
3
shadowing
2
aspersing
2
blacking
2
calumniating(verb, slandering)
2
clouding(verb, darkening)
2
defamation
2
maligning(verb, slandering)
2
muckraking(noun, smear)
2
mudslinging(noun, smear)
2
obscuring(verb, darkening)
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