CALUMNY Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

calumny

noun

ˈka-ləm-nē

Definition of calumny

as in libel

the making of false statements that damage another's reputation a blogger whose site is little more than a foulmouthed forum for calumny and rumormongering

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Recent Examples of calumny Pratt was just another angry New Yorker hectoring calumnies against all forms of authority. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026 Within Israel, though, the ICJ case is seen by most as a calumny that only proves antisemitism’s enduring nature. — Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024 The declaration also highlights the need to report facts, not suppress or falsify information, and avoid discrimination, bribery, and calumny. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026 This egregious calumny is not, however, attributable solely to the disease of the soul that translates into Republicanism according to Biden. — The Editors, National Review, 22 May 2024 Shapiro released a special 41-minute episode of his podcast detailing Fuentes’s career of calumnies against Black people, Indian Americans, Jews, and women—and called out Carlson’s refusal to confront the young white supremacist about any of it. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026

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Top United Nations official Vanessa Frazier is facing a furious backlash after spreading a sick, fake-news blood libel against Israel on social media.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
The complaint stated that Meta has declined to file a libel or defamation claim against Wynn-Williams.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

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