Synonyms and Antonyms of blackening
the making of false statements that damage another's reputation
- blackening of the senator's good name disgusted voters
aspersing, calumniation, calumny, character assassination, defamation, defaming, libel, libeling (or libelling), maligning, slander, smearing, traducing, vilification, vilifying
aspersion, innuendo, muck, mud, smear
backbiting, detraction
abuse, invective, vituperation
attack, censure, criticism, denunciation, hatchet job
contempt, disdain, scorn
belittlement, denigration, disparagement
cattiness, despite, hatefulness, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness, spleen, venom, viciousness
acclaim, accolade, applause, commendation, praise
esteem, honor, respect
adulation, flattery
adoration, reverence, veneration, worship
