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Defame Crossword Clue

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Crossword clue last updated: 01/09/2026

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Hint 1: Meaning
attack the reputation of.
Hint 2: Synonyms
SLUR, LIBEL, SMEAR
Hint 3: Best answers
SLUR, LIBEL, MALIGN

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Best answers for Defame

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4 letters

All 39 answers for Defame

Defame with 4 letters (1)

AnswerLetters
SLUR4

Defame with 5 letters (3)

AnswerLetters
LIBEL5
SMEAR5
SULLY5

Defame with 6 letters (4)

AnswerLetters
MALIGN6
VILIFY6
SMEARS6
SMIRCH6

Defame with 7 letters (7)

AnswerLetters
SLANDER7
ASPERSE7
DEFAMED7
DEFAMES7
SMEARED7
SULLIED7
SULLIES7

Defame with 8 letters (9)

AnswerLetters
ASPERSED8
ASPERSES8
BESMIRCH8
DEFAMING8
SLANDERS8
SMEARING8
SMIRCHED8
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SMIRCHES8
SULLYING8

Defame with 9 letters (4)

AnswerLetters
ASPERSING9
DENIGRATE9
SLANDERED9
SMIRCHING9

Defame with 10 letters (6)

AnswerLetters
BESMIRCHED10
BESMIRCHES10
CALUMNIATE10
DENIGRATED10
DENIGRATES10
SLANDERING10

Defame with 11 letters (4)

AnswerLetters
BESMIRCHING11
CALUMNIATED11
CALUMNIATES11
DENIGRATING11

Defame with 12 letters (1)

AnswerLetters
CALUMNIATING12

Synonyms for Defame

We found 35 synonyms.

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Defamation33%
Malign33%
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Slander33%
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"Dirty, rotten scoundrel,17%
"Lying thief," e.g.17%
"White trash," e.g.17%
Abysmal ignorance, hiding what is evil17%
Actionable words17%
Arc on a music score17%
Arc on a score17%
Aspersion17%
Badmouth17%
Badmouth a team here, with very loose talk?17%
Baleful sickness upset no-good individual17%
Bigot's comment17%
Bit of slander17%
Call one to replace article that's the reason sidesman brought what's in bottom half of 1717%
Calumny17%
Cast aspersions on17%
Country gent, oddly evil17%
Criticise volume one? Biography cut short before end of story17%
Cuban, perhaps, doesn't open false accusation17%
Curved line on a musical score17%
Defamatory comments in print17%
Defamatory statement17%
Defame in writing17%
Degenerate briefly provided end to discriminatory abuse17%
Disparage17%
Disparage Anglo-Saxon prize when it's announced17%
Disparagement17%
Disparaging remark17%
Disparaging word17%
Drag through the mud17%
Drink noisily, not softly, and speak without distinction17%
Drunk's tipoff17%
Epithet17%
Evidence of drunkenness17%
Evil17%
Evil country garden evacuated17%
Evil in nature17%
Evil, baleful17%
Evil-natured17%
Give a bad name17%
Guinea inferior to former French colony? That's slander17%
Innuendo17%

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What's the best solution for Defame?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Defame is SLUR. Other possible answers include LIBEL, MALIGN, SLANDER, ASPERSE, VILIFY, aspersed, asperses, aspersing, among others.

How many solutions are there for Defame?

We have found 39 possible answers for the crossword clue Defame.

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What is another word for Defame?

We list 35 synonyms related to Defame. Common alternatives include SMEAR, SULLY, SMEARS, SMIRCH.

Which crosswords feature clues like Defame?

Clues like Defame often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Financial Times Daily, Daily Star, The Guardian Cryptic, Financial Times Polymath, Sunday Express, among others.


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