For anyone working through “Denigrate”, this set of suggestions has been gathered from real puzzles where matching clues were resolved with these same entries.
Answer List:
- BELITTLE
- BLACKEN
- RUNDOWN
- DISS
- PILLORY
- DEFAME
- REVILE
- DISPARAGE
- SMEAR
- MALIGN
- CRITICISE
- ABASE
Synonyms and Definitions
BELITTLE
- Synonyms: derogate, diminish, disparage, minimize, pick at
BLACKEN
- Synonyms: black, char, melanise, melanize, nigrify, scorch, sear
RUNDOWN
- Synonyms: summation, summing up
DISS
- Synonyms: affront, insult, orcus
PILLORY
- Synonyms: blast, crucify, gibbet, savage
DEFAME
- Synonyms: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, slander, smear, smirch, sully
REVILE
- Synonyms: rail, vilify, vituperate
DISPARAGE
- Synonyms: belittle
SMEAR
- Synonyms: blot, blur, cytologic smear, cytosmear, daub, defame, malignment, slur, smudge, smutch, spot, stain, vilification
MALIGN
- Synonyms: badmouth, drag through the mud, evil, malefic, malevolent, traduce
CRITICISE
- Synonyms: criticize, knock, pick apart
ABASE
- Synonyms: chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify