Synonyms and antonyms of To harm someone's reputation in American Thesaurus

discredit (verb)

to harm someone’s reputation

slander (verb)

to say something about someone that is not true and is likely to damage their reputation

taint (verb)

to make someone seem less honest, morally pure, etc.

bruise (verb)

to harm someone’s reputation or confidence

stain (verb)

if something stains someone’s reputation, character, etc., it spoils it

smear (verb)

to try to damage someone’s reputation by telling lies about them

disgrace (verb)

formal to harm the reputation of a person or group by doing something bad or immoral

cast aspersions (on) ()

to say or write things about someone that attack their character, work, etc.

blacken someone’s reputation/name/character ()

to do or say something that you know will harm someone’s reputation

talk trash ()

to say rude or offensive things to or about someone

besmirch (verb)

formal to harm the good reputation of someone or something

blemish (verb)

to spoil someone’s reputation or career

cheapen (verb)

to make someone or something seem less valuable or respected

demean (verb)

formal to make people have less respect for someone

demonise ()

a British spelling of demonize

demonize (verb)

to describe someone or something as very bad or dangerous although they are not

dish the dirt ()

to tell people what you know about someone, especially things that could damage their reputation

drag down ()

to cause someone’s social position or standards of behavior to become worse, so that other people lose respect for them

drag someone’s name through the mire ()

to say or write things that will harm someone’s reputation

drag someone/someone’s name through the mud ()

to say unpleasant things, or to tell unpleasant secrets, about someone in public

impugn (verb)

very formal if you impugn someone’s motives, you say that they do not deserve to be trusted or respected

knock someone off their pedestal ()

to show that someone who is very successful or admired or loved very much has faults like everyone else

malign (verb)

to say unpleasant things about someone or something, usually unfairly

shame (verb)

to cause yourself or someone else to lose respect or a good reputation

tarnish (verb)

if something tarnishes your reputation or image, it makes people have a worse opinion of you than they did before

traduce (verb)

mainly literary to say things that will harm someone’s reputation

undermine (verb)

to deliberately say or do things that make someone appear less impressive or less important

vilify (verb)

formal to criticize someone very strongly, especially in a way that is not fair and that damages their reputation