Clues for the word "SLANDER"
We've had 34 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 95 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on February 18, 2026.
Definition of slander
- n. - A false tale or report maliciously uttered, tending to injure the reputation of another; the malicious utterance of defamatory reports; the dissemination of malicious tales or suggestions to the injury of another.
- n. - Disgrace; reproach; dishonor; opprobrium.
- n. - Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or written; in modern usage, defamation by words spoken; utterance of false, malicious, and defamatory words, tending to the damage and derogation of another; calumny. See the Note under Defamation.
- v. t. - To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate.
- v. t. - To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts.
Referring Clues
- Bad-mouth
- Put down
- Defamation
- Give a bad name
- Cast aspersions on
- Dirt, so to speak
- Smear tactics
- Character assassination
- Libel's kin
- Mud
- Lawsuit cause
- ___ : spoken :: libel : written
- Actionable words
- Sling mud
- Spoken slur
- Libel's spoken equivalent
- Libel's counterpart
- Manxman, for example, doesn't start defamation
- Speak ill of
- Unfairly denigrate south German regions
- Learns possibly about five hundred derogatory words
- Man's man? Not one for malicious words
- Faultless service around the country is an offence!
- Spoken defamation
- Defame
- Verbal defamation
- Bad-mouth topless Tahitian, for example
- Turn up with hesitation after scandal initially resulted in defamation
- Decry faultless service going round the country
- Libel, in speech
- Defame verbally
- Untrue and damaging statements about someone
- Run down, in a way
- Calumny
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - February 18, 2026
- Daily Quick - November 15, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - October 07, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 06, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 30, 2025
- Mirror Mini - August 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 16, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 15, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 29, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - May 13, 2025
- Your Life Choices - April 29, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 19, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - March 07, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 24, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 03, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - September 11, 2024
- Daily Quick - July 26, 2024
- New York Times - June 28, 2024
- Daily Quick - April 27, 2024
- Mirror Daily - April 20, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - April 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 28, 2024
- Your Life Choices - March 12, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - February 14, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - January 08, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - January 05, 2024
- LA Times - December 31, 2023
- And in 65 more crossword puzzles...