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Synonyms for backbiting
noun hateful talkAntonyms for backbiting
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More words related to backbiting
aspersion
noun. verbal exhibition of bad temper
catty
adjective. nasty, malicious
defamation
noun. libel, slander
detraction
noun. misrepresentation; slander
- abuse
- aspersion
- backbiting
- backstabbing
- belittlement
- calumny
- damage
- defamation
- denigration
- deprecation
- derogation
- disesteem
- disparagement
- harm
- hit
- hurt
- injury
- injustice
- innuendo
- insinuation
- knock
- libel
- libeling
- lie
- maligning
- minimization
- muckraking
- obloquy
- pejorative
- revilement
- ridicule
- running down
- scandal
- scandalmongering
- scurrility
- slam
- smear campaign
- tale
- traducement
- traducing
- vilification
- vituperation
- wrong
dishonest
adjective. lying, untruthful
- backbiting
- bent
- bluffing
- cheating
- corrupt
- crafty
- crooked
- cunning
- deceitful
- deceiving
- deceptive
- designing
- disreputable
- double-crossing
- double-dealing
- elusive
- false
- fraudulent
- guileful
- hoodwinking
- mendacious
- misleading
- perfidious
- recreant
- shady
- shifty
- sinister
- slippery
- sneaking
- sneaky
- swindling
- traitorous
- treacherous
- tricky
- two-faced
- two-timing
- unctuous
- underhanded
- unfair
- unprincipled
- unscrupulous
- untrustworthy
- villainous
- wily
disparagement
noun. strong criticism; detraction
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.