The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SMEARS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2022.
Slanders crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMEARS | 32 % | 6 |
| MALIGNS | 20 % | 7 |
| ASPERSES | 12 % | 8 |
| TARS | 4 % | 4 |
| TRASHES | 4 % | 7 |
| DEFAMES | 4 % | 7 |
| CALUMNIES | 4 % | 9 |
| CASTSASPERSIONS | 4 % | 15 |
| TRADUCES | 4 % | 8 |
| BACKBITES | 4 % | 9 |
| BESMEARS | 4 % | 8 |
| SLURS | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Slanders
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- aspersion
- calumny
- calumniate
- defamation
- denigrate
- defame
- sully
- besmirch
- smirch
- smear
- asperse
- backbites
Crossword Answer definitions
SMEARS 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 SMEARS
- Microscope-slide samples
- Lopsided victories
- Faulty applications?
- Bad-mouths
- Campaign materials?
- Slanders
- Campaign mud
- Defamations
- Vilifies
- Defames
More clues leading to the result MALIGNS
- Bad-mouths
- Disparages
- Slanders
- Casts in a bad light
- Defames.
- Slanders.
- Drags through the mud
- Vilifies
- Bad--mouths
- Slings mud at
More clues leading to the result ASPERSES
More clues leading to the result TARS
- Old salts
- Gives a tongue-lashing to
- Punishes publically
- Sailors
- Sea dogs
- Swabs
- Surfaces, as a road
- Salts
- Hold hands?
- Crew members
More clues leading to the result TRASHES
- Destroys, as a hotel room
- Does a number on, as a hotel room
- Redecorates, as a Marriott, perhaps
- Condemns as worthless
- Damages deliberately
- Destroys
- Reduces to junk
- Speaks disparagingly of
- Wrecks
- Makes a mess of
More clues leading to the result DEFAMES
- Casts aspersions on
- Maligns
- Discredits
- Vilifies
- Puts down
- Publicly attacks
- Traduces.
- Slanders.
- Calumniates.
- Libels.