| slander(verb, insult, slur, malign, remark) |
| belittle(insult, disparage, slur, malign, detraction) |
| bespatter |
| blacken |
| campaign(verb, attempt, stump, canvass, electioneer) |
| defame(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| vilify(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| asperse(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| backbite(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| besmirch(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| calumniate(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| check over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, run) |
| check up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider) |
| decry(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| defile(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| delve(verb, study, consider, examine, review) |
| denigrate(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| depreciate(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| derogate(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| detract(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |