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Synonyms for derogatory
adj offensive, uncomplimentary- defamatory
- degrading
- demeaning
- disparaging
- sarcastic
- slanderous
- unflattering
- aspersing
- belittling
- calumnious
- censorious
- contumelious
- critical
- damaging
- decrying
- deprecatory
- depreciative
- despiteful
- detracting
- disdainful
- dishonoring
- fault-finding
- humiliating
- injurious
- malevolent
- malicious
- maligning
- minimizing
- opprobrious
- reproachful
- scornful
- slighting
- spiteful
- unfavorable
- vilifying
Antonyms for derogatory
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More words related to derogatory
critical
adjective. fault-finding, detracting
- analytical
- belittling
- biting
- calumniatory
- captious
- carping
- caviling
- cavillous
- censorious
- censuring
- choleric
- condemning
- critic
- cutting
- cynical
- demanding
- demeaning
- derogatory
- diagnostic
- disapproving
- discerning
- discriminating
- disparaging
- exacting
- exceptive
- finicky
- fussy
- hairsplitting
- humbling
- hypercritical
- lowering
- nagging
- niggling
- nit-picking
- overcritical
- particular
- penetrating
- reproachful
- sarcastic
- satirical
- scolding
- severe
- sharp
- trenchant
- withering
defamatory
adjective. libelous, slanderous
- abusive
- calumnious
- contumelious
- denigrating
- derogatory
- detracting
- detractive
- disparaging
- injurious
- insulting
- maligning
- opprobrious
- traducing
- vilifying
- vituperative
deprecative
adjective. disparaging
deprecatory
adjective. disparaging
depreciatory
adjective. disparaging
derogative
adjective. disparaging
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.