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Adjective denigrating has 1 sense
- calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
Antonym: harmless (indirect, via harmful)
Verb denigrate has 2 senses
- minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate - belittle; "Don't belittle his influence"
--1 is one way to disparage, belittle, pick at
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
--2 is one way to charge, accuse
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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