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give black eye

  • as inlibel
  • as inmistreat
  • as inabuse
  • as inshame
  • as inslur
  • as insmear
  • as invilify
  • as inblacken
  • as incast aspersions
  • as indenigrate
  • as indisgrace
  • as indishonor
  • as inhit
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Synonyms for give black eye

verb purposefully lie about someone
  • defame
  • asperse
  • blister
  • burlesque
  • calumniate
  • caricature
  • crack
  • denigrate
  • derogate
  • knock
  • malign
  • mark
  • revile
  • roast
  • scandalize
  • scorch
  • sizzle
  • slur
  • smear
  • traduce
  • travesty
  • vilify
  • bad-mouth
  • drag name through mud
  • give a black eye
  • mark wrong
  • tear down

Antonyms for give black eye

  • compliment
  • flatter
  • honor
  • laud
  • praise
  • tell truth
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to give black eye

denigrate

verb. belittle, malign

denigrating

verb. belittle, malign

mistreat

verb. treat badly or wrongly

mistreated

verb. treat badly or wrongly
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.