defame
62 synonyms and 3 antonyms for defame, ranked by how commonly they're used.
Verb — To damage someone's reputation by making false or malicious statements about them.
Synonyms for defame
assassinate
asperse
backbite
badmouth
befoul
belibel
besmirch
besmear
bewray
blacken
blame
blaze
blemish
blot
blur
calumny
calumniate
demonize
cloud
denigrate
deprave
depreciate
detract
dirty
discredit
disparage
disgrace
disrepute
diss
drag through the mud
forgab
forspeak
foul
infamize
libel
lampoon
malign
monsterize
muddy
reproach
revile
scandal
slander
slag
smear
smirch
spatter
spot
speak ill of
stab
sully
stain
talk trash
tarnish
torch
traduce
trash-talk
unflatter
vilify
vilipend
villainize
wrong