The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SMEARED , but the solution may also be SLANDERED which is one of the most recent solution (2004 in LA Times).
Defamed crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMEARED | 33 % | 7 |
| LIBELED | 33 % | 7 |
| SLANDERED | 22 % | 9 |
| TRADUCED | 11 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Defamed
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- libeled
- slandered
- insulted
- wronged
- misquoted
- demeaned
- misrepresented
- denigrated
- violated
- sued
- impugns
- misled
Crossword Answer definitions
SMEARED verb- To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
- To have a substance smeared on (a surface).
- To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.
- To become spread by smearing.
- To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SMEARED
- Libeled
- Slandered
- Spread
- Bad-mouthed
- Spread liberally
- Villified
- Applied liberally
- Bad-mouthed publicly
- Took political potshots at
- Participated in an ugly campaign
More clues leading to the result LIBELED
- Pilloried in print
- Defamed in writing
- Maligned in writing
- Defamed in print
- Like some newspaper suers
- Defamed.
- Maligned
- Put down in writing
- Victimized by the press, say
- Cast aspersions on, in a way