Meanings
adjectivedenigratory (comparative more denigratory, superlative most denigratory)
comparative more denigratory · superlative most denigratory
- Tending to denigrate.
Synonyms: denigrative
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveTending to denigrate.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjective(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Catalan denigrant
- denigranttending to denigrate
German verunglimpfend
- verunglimpfendtending to denigrate
Polish oczerniający, uwłaczający
- oczerniającytending to denigrate
- uwłaczającytending to denigrate
Portuguese denigrante, denigrativo
- denigrantetending to denigrate
- denigrativotending to denigrate
- denigratóriotending to denigrate
Spanish denigrante
- denigrantetending to denigrate
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denigratory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denigratory
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“denigratory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denigratory. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denigratory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denigratory.
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