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detractory

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Main Entry: invidious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: hateful

Synonyms:

abominable, calumnious, defamatory, detestable, detracting, detractive, detractory, discriminatory, envious, envying, green-eyed, jealous, libelous, maligning, obnoxious, odious, offensive, repugnant, scandalous, slanderous, slighting, undesirable, vilifying
Notes: insidious (Latin insidere 'to lie in wait for,' from sedere 'sit') describes stealthy, treacherous behavior; invidious behavior arouses ill will, animosity, or hostility

Antonyms:

delightful, likeable, lovable
Main Entry: libelous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: derogatory

Synonyms:

aspersive, backbiting, calumniatory, calumnious, contumelious, debasing, defamatory, depreciative, detracting, detractory, disparaging, false, injurious, invidious, malevolent, malicious, maligning, opprobrious, pejorative, sarcastic, scurrilous, traducing, untrue, vilifying, vituperative

Antonyms:

complimentary, praising
Main Entry: pejorative
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: negative, belittling

Synonyms:

debasing, deprecatory, depreciatory, derisive, derogatory, detracting, detractive, detractory, disadvantageous, disparaging, irreverent, rude, slighting, uncomplimentary, unpleasant

Antonyms:

complimentary, positive, praising
Main Entry: disparaging
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: derogative

Synonyms:

defamatory, depreciatory, derogatory, detractory, epithetical, minimizing, pejorative, snide, unfavorable

Antonyms:

complimentary
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